"Every time Lee Evans was asked about the progress of negotiations on a contract extension over the past few months Buffalo’s top wideout always stated things were moving in the right direction. Those negotiations finally reached a resolution on Thursday when the Bills locked up their top receiver to a multi-year agreement.

The Evans camp and the Bills had been working on the extension for almost the entire offseason, which admittedly was anything but easy. With some NFL clubs overpaying for free agent receivers this past spring (e.g. Bernard Berrian) and elite wideouts signing new deals like New England’s Randy Moss and Arizona’s Larry Fitzgerald there was a wide range of contracts that re-shaped the receiver market.

Regardless of the state of the receiver market the Bills knew all along they had to keep their top receiver in the fold and Evans wanted to stay in Buffalo long term.

No doubt helping Evans in his decision to commit to the team that drafted him 13th overall in 2004 was a newly developed sense of on field comfort with Trent Edwards and faith in new offensive coordinator Turk Schonert.

“I think it’s different this year. I think some of the things we’re doing offensively, is exciting, knowing that you’ll be doing a lot of different things,” said Evans. “That’s the fun - when you can kind of mix it up and be a part of doing different things during the game. I think that’s one of the things that makes it exciting.”"