Buffalo Bills Trade Rumors

Routt reportedly to visit Bills
February 10
Buffalo News
 
"The Buffalo Bills are giving the initial impression they're going to be players in this year's free agent market. Buffalo is one of two teams who have reportedly already scheduled a meeting with ex-Raiders cornerback Stanford Routt, who was released by Oakland in the first surprise move of the NFL offseason Thursday. That report comes from ESPN's Josina Anderson, who quotes Routt's agent, William Vann McElroy, as saying "as of right now Buffalo has him flying in on Sunday for a Monday visit, but I will keep you posted." Routt was released less than a year after signing a monster extension with the Raiders. Routt signed a three-year, $31.5 million contract last February that included $20"
Stevie Johnson wants Bills to bid
February 2
Buffalo News
 
"Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stevie Johnson said Wednesday that while he hopes the team makes him a suitable offer, he views his pending free agency as a good option. "Of course I'm hoping Buffalo will step up," said Johnson, who will officially become a free agent on March 13. "But if not and I hit the market in free agency, then Buffalo is in the picture no matter what. But to be in free agency to see what other teams are saying, that's also good." C.J. Laboy, Johnson's San Francisco-based agent, said he is optimistic as talks continue. "We all know where Stevie's heart is and that's a big reason why he's engrained himself in the Buffalo community as much as he has," Laboy said. "There's"
Free market economy
January 15
Buffalo News
 
"The Buffalo Bills are not in danger of deep cuts into their talent base in free agency in 2012 -- with one notable exception, of course. The future of receiver Stevie Johnson has been the subject of speculation for months, and his status may well be in doubt for two months more -- until the start of the NFL's free agency season on March 13. Aside from Johnson, however, the Bills have only one other uncontested starter on offense or defense set to hit free agency. That is tight end Scott Chandler. The contract of veteran place-kicker Rian Lindell is up. So is that of left tackle Demetrius Bell, who started six games in 2011. After that, all the Bills' unsigned players set to become"
Johnson's status is Bills' top offseason topic
January 8
Buffalo News
 columnist Larry Felser
"For all but the NFL playoff teams, the fields are now barren and the only song to be sung is "Give us some men, some stout-hearted men." Basically, that's the name of the game from now until after the draft, because stoking up on talent is essential for scouts who wish to keep their jobs. Legendary player appraisers such as Bill Polian of Indianapolis and Jerry Angelo of the Chicago Bears already lost theirs. Meanwhile, A.J. Smith of San Diego and Andy Reid, who ran the entire 2011 talent and coaching circus for Philadelphia and not very well, barely fit into another working year. That's life in the NFL. It happens every year. What happens in Buffalo, at least since the postseason of 2000,"
Stevie thinks he'll be back
December 29
Buffalo News
 
"Maybe it's wishful thinking on his part. Or maybe he's thinking too logically. But Bills receiver Stevie Johnson isn't thinking Sunday's season finale at New England will be his last in a Buffalo uniform. Johnson, whose contract is up at the end of February, admitted he considered the posibility that last week's game against Denver could have been his last at Ralph Wilson Stadium. "Since last week playing at The Ralph, I thought about it – walking on the field, walking off the field, looking around, looking at the crowd," Johnson said. "It was kind of crazy because it seemed like four years went by pretty fast, me playing only two years of it. Being in this city and how they adopted me, I"
Barkley decision & Bills
December 23
Buffalo News
 
"The decision today by Southern California quarterback Matt Barkley to return to school for his senior year throws a wrench in a the NFL Draft and probably will decrease speculation about the Bills thoughts of taking a quarterback with their first pick. Barkley probably would have been a top-five pick. Now Southern Cal will be one of the favorites for the national championship in 2012. Four other Trojans who are top prospects announced their plans. Tackle Ryan Kalil (a top-five prospect) and defensive end Nick Perry are turning pro. All-America safety T.J. McDonald is returning for his senior season. It already was looking like a long-shot that the Bills would be in position to get a top"
Could Stevie run an out route?
December 4
Buffalo News
 
"All the national attention Stevie Johnson attracted last week for his touchdown celebration penalty obscured one fact: He's getting a pot of gold before next season. Johnson has done enough this year to ensure that some team, if not the Bills, is going to pay big money for his services. The fact the Bills have yet to reach a deal on a contract extension with him means the Bills have missed any window they might have had to re-sign him for slightly under market value. The time to get him at under market value was August or September, or maybe even immediately after quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick signed his contract extension on Oct. 29. Early in the season, a player in his contract year still"
Bills' Stevie Johnson fined $10K
December 1
New York Post
 
"The NFL slapped Bills wide receiver Stevie Johnson with a $10,000 fine for pretending to shoot himself in the right leg after scoring a touchdown in Sunday's game against the Jets, according to a source. Johnson drew a 15-yard penalty for the second-quarter celebration in which he mocked Jets receiver Plaxico Burress, who went to prison after accidentally shooting himself in a Manhattan night club three years ago. "He can pay for it," Burress said yesterday when told of the fine. "He can afford it." Johnson did not comment on the fine to reporters in Buffalo but said he had received a Federal Express envelope from the league."
Bills' Coach Chan Gailey reunites with RB Tashard Choice
November 24
Buffalo News
 
"Buffalo Bills coach Chan Gailey found someone very familiar to him to add to the team's running back roster. The Bills claimed Tashard Choice off waivers from the Washington Redskins Wednesday. Choice fills the roster spot created when Fred Jackson was placed on the injured reserve list. Choice, 5-foot-11 and 210 pounds, starred for Gailey at Georgia Tech from 2005 to 2007, Gailey's final three years at that university."
Fred Jackson will not face the Jets
November 23
Pro Football Talk
 
"Sunday feels like the last stand for this Bills' season, which was such a great story in September. Buffalo needs a win against the Jets, and they will have to do it without their best player. The Bills announced Wednesday that running back Fred Jackson will miss the Jets game because of his calf injury."
Bills' Jones may be done for rest of season
November 22
Buffalo News
 
"Donald Jones' left ankle injury is more serious than originally thought, making it unlikely the Buffalo Bills' receiver will play again this season. Bills coach Chan Gailey said "it's more long term than short term" when describing the injury Monday, leaving Jones only an "outside chance" of playing again this season. Gailey put the timetable for Jones' absence at three to six weeks after the Bills' 35-8 loss to the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, but with just six weeks left, there's a good chance the Bills will eventually need Jones' roster spot to add depth to another position that's been depleted by injury. There have been plenty of those. Through Week 10, the Bills have lost 68 man-games"
Bills' Johnson, Pears limited but Gailey optimistic they will play
November 18
Buffalo News
 
"Wide receiver Stevie Johnson (shoulder) and right tackle Erik Pears (groin) returned to practice on Thursday after sitting out Wednesday's session with injuries. Both were limited, but coach Chan Gailey said Pears took nearly every rep and while he couldn't say for certain if Johnson would be available to play Sunday in Miami, he felt optimistic because the receiver practiced Thursday."
Kyle Williams expected to miss rest of season; Lindell out 4-6 weeks
November 8
Buffalo News
 
"Nose tackle Kyle Williams is expected to miss the rest of the season, based on reports the Buffalo Bills have received so far, sources told The Buffalo News today. Williams has missed the past three games because of a foot injury, which is believed to be bone spurs irritating his Achilles tendon."
Bills without starting tackle against Jets
November 1
New York Post
 
"Buffalo Bills starting left tackle Demetrius Bell is in jeopardy of missing his fourth straight game because of a right shoulder injury that isn't healing as quickly as expected. Coach Chan Gailey provided the update Monday, stopping short of ruling out Bell from playing Sunday, when the Bills (5-2) host the Jets (4-3). Gailey said injured backup left tackle Chris Hairston has a better shot at returning than Bell. Hairston has missed one game with a right ankle injury."
NY Jets expected to sign former Buffalo Bills tight end Shawn Nelson
October 31
New York Daily News
 
"The Daily News has learned that the Jets are expected to sign former Bills tight end Shawn Nelson to the 53-man roster on Monday. The 6-5, 273-pound Nelson worked out for Gang Green last Tuesday. The Bills fourth-round pick in the 2009 draft had 20 receptions for 181 yards and a touchdown in 17 games with Buffalo."
Casserly expects Merriman to be first player to get subpoena for Congress
October 30
Pro Football Talk
 
"In his weekly segment on the CBS pregame show, former Redskins and Texans G.M. Charley Casserly buried the lede, in a big way. At the tail end of an update regarding the issue of HGH testing, Casserly dropped a bombshell. If the NFLPA forces Congress to conduct hearings aimed at forcing HGH testing, Congress will subpoena not only NFLPA leadership but also players, who'll be grilled under oath on whether they are using HGH — and whether they know anyone who is. Casserly says that the first guy who'll be invited to the proceedings is Bills linebacker Shawne Merriman."
With Fitzpatrick signed, Stevie Johnson may not be next up for new deal
October 30
Pro Football Talk
 
"Before the Bills worked out a long-term deal that makes quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick their quarterback of the present and future, it was believed that the Bills would turn to receiver Stevie Johnson as soon as Fitzpatrick agreed to terms, given that Johnson (like Fitzpatrick) will be a free agent after the season. A full 48 hours after Fitzpatrick's deal was done, the Bills have not yet renewed discussions with Johnson, per a source with knowledge of the situation. As we previously reported, the two sides traded offers before the regular-season began, but the talks quickly reached impasse and ended."
Bills, Fitzpatrick reach agreement on $59 million deal
October 29
Buffalo News
 
"Sometimes it's hard to remember that back in April as the Buffalo Bills prepared for the NFL draft, the franchise seriously considered selecting a quarterback who would someday replace Ryan Fitzpatrick. Quite a bit has happened in the six months since. Friday, the team held a news conference to celebrate a six-year Fitzpatrick contract which will earn the quarterback $59 million, with $24 million guaranteed and $33 million over the first three seasons of the deal, according to reports. Fitzpatrick's average of $9.8 million a year makes him the 16th highest-paid quarterback in the NFL. In six years Fitzpatrick went from being the 250th player taken in the NFL draft to signing the richest"
Bills, Fitzpatrick reach deal on extension
October 28
Buffalo News
 
"For the first time in a dozen years, the Buffalo Bills have locked up a quarterback to a contract extension. The Bills and Ryan Fitzpatrick reached agreement on a new deal today, a source close to the talks told The News. The move gives the Bills security at a position in which they have had very little the past decade. The last Bills starting QB to get an extension was Doug Flutie, who got an extra two years added onto his contract in 1999. The deal is for six years and a total of $59 million, with $24 million guaranteed, according to ESPN."
Fitz and Bills near extension
October 21
Buffalo News
 
"It appears the Buffalo Bills are close to striking a deal to keep Ryan Fitzpatrick as the franchise's starting quarterback beyond this season. According to an NFL.com report, the sides are moving toward agreement on a multiyear deal that will pay Fitzpatrick about $10 million per season. According to the report, the two sides have been talking in earnest since the Sept. 25 win over New England and had hoped to reach a deal this week, but with the Bills on a bye, the players out of town and their facility seemingly closed for the weekend, it appears the earliest it would be announced would be Monday."
Sheppard moving up Bills' depth chart
October 20
Buffalo News
 
"From the time he was drafted in April, Kelvin Sheppard has been viewed as a future starter at inside linebacker for the Buffalo Bills. The future could come as soon as Oct. 30, when the Bills return from their bye week to face the Washington Redskins in Toronto. The heir apparent to veteran Andra Davis has gotten more work in the past two weeks, and Bills coach Chan Gailey confirmed this week that's likely to continue. "He's sitting right there ready to take over that role," Gailey said. "Whether he starts or not, I don't know, but he's going to get the majority of the snaps." Sheppard was on the Bills' radar even before they picked him in April in the third round out of LSU."
Bills' Roscoe Parrish out for the rest of the season
September 21
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
 
"The Buffalo Bills place wide reciever Roscoe Parrish on injured reserve with an ankle injury, suffered in Sunday's game against the Oakland Raiders. Parrish will miss the rest of the season. This is not his first stint on IR. Parrish, 29, missed the last half of the 2010 season due to a fractured wrist."
Parrish's ankle injury may have ended his season
September 20
Buffalo News
 
"The hard luck of Roscoe Parrish continues. The Buffalo Bills' diminutive wide receiver is dealing with a left ankle injury suffered in Sunday's 38-35 victory over the Oakland Raiders. Bills coach Chan Gailey said Monday the injury is "more long term than short term, unfortunately." Gailey said Parrish would undergo more tests later this week to determine the exact severity of the injury, but there's a distinct possibility it's season ending."
Johnson emerges as Bills' go-to receiver
September 16
Sacramento Bee
 
"Stevie Johnson was a part of the first graduating class at Rodriguez High School in Fairfield in 2004. And if you aren't familiar with his exploits as a football player, you're not alone. Johnson has escaped anonymity in the NFL, where he's emerged as the Buffalo Bills' go-to receiver in his fourth season. Johnson didn't envision playing in the NFL when he was at Rodriguez and later Chabot College in San Leandro before transferring to Kentucky. "But they say if you ball, if you play good, somebody will find you," Johnson said in a media conference call Wednesday. "A few schools saw me (in high school), but they wanted me as a defensive back.""
Bills' Easley has heart ailment
September 14
Buffalo News
 
"Buffalo Bills second-year wide receiver Marcus Easley, who was placed on season-ending injured reserve on Tuesday, has been diagnosed with a heart ailment a source told The Buffalo News. It is unclear about the specifics of Easley's condition or whether it's career threatening. Easley was added to the Bills' injury report and listed as questionable last Friday with what coach Chan Gailey described as an illness. Easley left practice shortly after individual drills. "It's not an injury and we think it will resolve itself shortly," Gailey said then. Easley missed the team's season-opening victory at Kansas City after being scratched from the lineup Saturday evening. His agent, Ed"
McGee facing significant down time
September 13
Buffalo News
 
"The Buffalo Bills' depth in the defensive backfield will be put to the test starting Sunday against Oakland. Cornerback Terrence McGee's hamstring injury is "not good," according to coach Chan Gailey, and will keep him out of the lineup for at least a few weeks. That means Drayton Florence and Leodis McKelvin are the starters, and rookie second-round draft pick Aaron Williams will see a lot more time on the field when the Bills go to their nickel or dime packages. Williams got a passing grade from coach Chan Gailey after his first game. "He did OK. The problem with that, with his situation in the game, was he didn't get many reps during the week," Gailey said. "He made a mistake I think on"
Easley, Troup questionable vs. Kansas City
September 10
Buffalo News
 
"Wide receiver Marcus Easley was added to the injury report with what Bills coach Chan Gailey described as an illness, while defensive tackle Torell Troup (lower back) returned to practice on Friday. Both are questionable for Sunday's season opener at Kansas City while linebacker Arthur Moats (knee) is out."
Well-traveled Martin finds a home
September 6
Buffalo News
 
"Ruvell Martin has lived a vagabond existence in the NFL. After playing for three teams in the first five years of his career, he hopes to put down roots in Buffalo. "I think it's a great opportunity, especially for wide receivers in this offense, to get out there and show that they can be counted on to make some plays," Martin said Monday. For as much as the Bills go to four-receiver sets under coach Chan Gailey (they did it on 25.8 percent of their plays in 2010, based on News figures), Martin has a point. "It surprised me how often they would go four wide receivers and have that fourth wideout do some different things that the tight end might do in other offenses that I've been in,""
Jones gets shot at No. 2 receiver
September 6
Buffalo News
 
"Donald Jones will get the first crack at replacing Lee Evans in the Buffalo Bills' starting lineup. Jones confirmed Monday he'll be the No. 2 receiver opposite Stevie Johnson when the Bills kick off their season Sunday in Kansas City. "It's a great honor to be a starter in the NFL now. It took a lot of work to get here and there's still a lot of work to be done," Jones said Monday. "It's hard to get here and even harder to keep it." Replacing Evans -- who was traded to Baltimore during training camp -- is one of the offense's biggest tasks heading into the season opener. It's a job quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick feels Jones can handle. "We really see him as a legitimate receiver. He is a"
Kyle Williams agrees to new 6 year deal
August 26
Buffalo News
 
"The Bills announced defensive tackle Kyle Williams has agreed to a new a deal that is reportedly six-years and worth $39 million with $17 million guaranteed. Williams agent, Albert Elias, said Thursday that he was waiting to hear back from the Bills after exchanging proposals during negotiations that intensified this week. Williams had two years left on the contract he signed in July, 2008, worth an average of $3.6 million a year. He's coming off a Pro Bowl season in which he recorded 77 tackles and 5.5 sacks."
Bills' Wilson not lost in transition
August 24
Buffalo News
 
"In the first hours of free agency the Buffalo Bills didn't bother calling Donte Whitner. This meant, for the first time in his career, George Wilson entered training camp as a projected starter. The Bills are placing a lot of faith in Wilson, who has made the transition from fringe NFL wide receiver to starting strong safety in four seasons. Tired of the chaos that unfolded week after week with easy yards and touchdowns piling up, the Bills are retooling their defense. Players like Whitner, whose unremarkable Bills career ended via free agency when he signed with the San Francisco 49ers, became expendable. It's Wilson's time now. "I just go out there and try and make my own name as opposed"
Fred Jackson told he will start in Saturday's game for Bills
August 24
Buffalo News
 
"Fred Jackson came away from a meeting Tuesday with running backs coach Curtis Modkins feeling better about his place on the Buffalo Bills' depth chart, but he wasn't ready to say everything was peachy. He expected to find out this weekend whether the meeting was genuine or gibberish. "There's still some stuff that needs to be ironed out," Jackson said. "He told me I was the starter, and we can go from there. We'll see how things pan out." The Bills play their third preseason game Saturday when the Jacksonville Jaguars visit Ralph Wilson Stadium. The starters will likely see more action than they had in the first two games. Jackson has been told he is the starter, but he wants to see how"
Vick denies Goodell told him to pick Eagles
August 20
Buffalo News
 
"Michael Vick is thankful he's now a member of the Philadelphia Eagles, but at one time he believed the Buffalo Bills would be a better fit for him. He would have preferred playing for the Bills or Cincinnati Bengals, but NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell urged him to select Philadelphia, according to a GQ Magazine article. On Thursday, Vick began to back away from statements in the article. After his release from federal prison in 2009, Vick wanted to go somewhere he could be the starting quarterback, and he told GQ that Buffalo and Cincinnati were better options. Both teams wanted him, and Buffalo would have likely made him the starting quarterback while the Eagles already had Donovan McNabb"
Customs officials searched Shawne Merriman's bags at Canada-USA border before training camp
August 19
Buffalo News
 
"Buffalo Bills linebacker Shawne Merriman on Thursday acknowledged he was stopped at the border coming from Canada before training camp but said there was no problem with the crossing. "No problem," Merriman said. "I came across as I normally do. I go there to get some massage therapy work done. They just questioned me about some bags and stuff I had. I was stopped and that was it. I was coming to camp. I had suitcases and stuff like that. They just wanted to go through all my stuff." Asked if anything was confiscated from his possession, Merriman said, "No, un-uh. I had stuff coming to camp. They went through all my suitcases and that was it." Rumors about Merriman being stopped at the"
NFL's Supplemental Draft postponed indefinitely
August 17
CBSSports.com
 
"The NFL informed its 32 teams in an email this evening that the supplemental draft has been postponed, according to a source within the league. The draft, which had been set to take place Wednesday, has not yet been been rescheduled. The email circulated simply didn't provide a date, according to the source. The postponement was presumably made to give the league more time to determine whether or not Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor should be found eligible and to allow he and other players time to conduct a Pro Day workout of sorts for scouts."
Bills release former first rounder Aaron Maybin
August 15
USA Today
 
"It didn't take the Buffalo Bills very long to run out of patience with pass rusher Aaron Maybin ... primarily because he didn't rush the passer with any effectiveness in the pros. Maybin was waived Monday after failing to record a sack (and starting just one game) in his two-year NFL career."
Source: WR Lee Evans dealt to Ravens
August 12
ESPN.com
 
"The Buffalo Bills have traded receiver Lee Evans to the Baltimore Ravens, a league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. The Bills will get a fourth-round pick in the 2012 draft from Baltimore. Evans, considered a high-value vertical threat , had said trade talks were just a part of the game. "It's not a whole lot I can focus on because I have no control," Evans said Thursday. "My main goal is to do everything in my power to help this team win. That's what my focus is more so than anything.""
Lee Evans on the trade block? So ...?
August 12
Miami Herald
 
"Lee Evans is on the trading block in Buffalo, the entire NFL has known for a couple of days. He's good. Last year was frustrating and injury shortened and disappointing from a production standpoint and he still caught 37 passes for a 578 yards, which is a 15.6 yard per catch average. He is a classic deep threat sideline receiver. The Dolphins lack one of those that is proven. And I seriously doubt when Evans is traded, he will be wearing Miami colors. It doesn't fit. Trades within a division are rare in the NFL. The Dolphins would have to give up something for Evans and they seem too satisfied with their current crop of receivers to make such an offer. It would require some major boldness"
Bills open to trading Evans
August 12
Buffalo News
 
"Speculation on Lee Evans' departure from the Buffalo Bills escalated Thursday as the team prepared for its preseason opener Saturday in Chicago. The Bills are open to dealing Evans, a first-round pick in 2004, a team source told The Buffalo News. During a radio interview Thursday, Bills General Manager Buddy Nix didn't deny that the veteran wide receiver is on the market. Evans has downplayed the possibility of a trade, but a source close to Evans told The News that he's informed teammates that he believes he's going to be dealt. "Like everything else, it's all speculation," Nix said during the Shredd and Ragan Show on 103.3 FM The Edge. "Lee is a Bill -- we're counting on Lee to be here."
Bills' Evans shrugs off trade rumors
August 11
Buffalo News
 
"Lee Evans shrugged off rumors Wednesday that he might be trade material, considering the Buffalo Bills' depth at wide receiver. "I don't really know," Evans said after Wednesday's walk-through practice. "Obviously that's something that's out of my control. There's always rumors like that out there, so we'll just have to see what happens." An Arizona radio station reported this week that the Cardinals have some interest in Evans. "It's hard for me to comment on that now," Evans said. "It's one of those things you have to find out how much substance is behind it and see what happens." The Bills' addition of Brad Smith and Craig Davis in free agency further supplemented what already was a"
Bills' Evans shrugs off trade rumors
August 11
Buffalo News
 
"Lee Evans shrugged off rumors Wednesday that he might be trade material, considering the Buffalo Bills' depth at wide receiver. "I don't really know," Evans said after Wednesday's walk-through practice. "Obviously that's something that's out of my control. There's always rumors like that out there, so we'll just have to see what happens." An Arizona radio station reported this week that the Cardinals have some interest in Evans. "It's hard for me to comment on that now," Evans said. "It's one of those things you have to find out how much substance is behind it and see what happens." The Bills' addition of Brad Smith and Craig Davis in free agency further supplemented what already was a"
Bills' Lee Evans linked to Cardinals
August 10
SB Nation
 
"The Buffalo Bills could trade wide receiver Lee Evans, and Arizona could be a potential destination, as the Bills have a reasonably deep group of receivers and the Cardinals, well, don't. Trading Evans to get value is probably a few years too late. He had the worst season of his career a year ago and missed the last three games of the season on injured reserve. He had only 37 receptions and turned 30 years old this offseason."
Bills' first-rounder Dareus gets $20.4 million deal
July 29
Buffalo News
 
"The Buffalo Bills today reached a contract agreement with first round draft choice Marcell Dareus. Dareus, a defensive end from the University of Alabama, was the third overall pick in the NFL draft. His contract is worth $20.4 million for four years, according to a league source. It is fully guaranteed, as are the contracts of most of the first-round draft choices this year. The Bills will have an option to retain him for a fifth year, according to league rules. Dareus, a 6-3, 323-pounder, will step in immediately as a starter on the Bills' three-man defensive line."
Reports say Pro Bowler Clabo stays with Falcons
July 29
Buffalo News
 
"The Atlanta Falcons reached an agreement Thursday night on a five-year deal with right tackle Tyson Clabo, according to numerous media reports. Clabo is a 29-year-old five-year veteran with the Falcons who made his first Pro Bowl in 2010. He told the Atlanta-Journal Constitution Wednesday the Buffalo Bills were in the running with the Falcons for his services. Clabo was undrafted out of Wake Forest and bounced around with four teams before finding his home with Atlanta. He has started all 16 games three straight seasons and has started all 69 games in which he has appeared since 2006. The Bills have a competition for the starting job at right tackle in training camp, with six-year NFL"
Jets lose utility player Brad Smith to division-rival Bills
July 28
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Brad Smith, the Jets' versatile receiver/quarterback/kick returner, has agreed to terms on a 4-year deal with the division-rival Bills. The deal will be worth $15 million, with around $6 million in guarantees, per a person with knowledge of the terms. That person requested anonymity because the deal will not be official until Friday evening."
Bills sign seventh-rounder
July 28
Buffalo News
 
"The Buffalo Bills signed seventh-round draft pick Michael Jasper to a contract of undisclosed terms, the team announced in a press release. Jasper, a 24-year-old who is 6-foot-4 and 385 pounds, played offensive guard in 2010 at Bethel University (Tenn. but will play nose tackle for the Buffalo Bills. He is the first of the Bills' nine draft picks to sign with the team."
Bills sign Florence, pursue OT Clabo
July 28
Buffalo News
 
"The Buffalo Bills' signing of Drayton Florence on Wednesday afternoon gives the team both security and intense competition at the cornerback position. Florence announced his own oral agreement to terms with the Bills via his twitter account. "It's official. I'm back, Buffalo. See ya at Fisher!!!!" the 30-year-old defender proclaimed. The deal is for three years and $15 million, according to terms first reported by ESPN. The deal was important for Buffalo's defense, particularly in the wake of Tuesday's defection by linebacker Paul Posluszny to Jacksonville. Meanwhile the Bills continued to negotiate at a fast pace. They were in talks with Atlanta Falcons Pro Bowl right tackle Tyson Clabo,"
Posluszny agrees to contract with Jaguars; Bills add QB Tyler Thigpen
July 27
Buffalo News
 
"The Buffalo Bills lost linebacker Paul Posluszny and gained the veteran backup quarterback they were seeking as the NFL free-agency season kicked into gear Tuesday night. Posluszny agreed to a six-year contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars, his agent said. Terms were not available and Posluszny can't sign a contract until 6 p.m. Friday. That's the leaguewide start date for free-agent contracts. However, Posluszny has made an oral agreement with the club from the AFC South. The same situation exists with Miami Dolphins free-agent quarterback Tyler Thigpen, who agreed to terms on a three-year deal with Buffalo. That's a move that has been widely anticipated, because Thigpen enjoyed a"
Jaguars agree to six-year deal with LB Paul Posluszny
July 27
Jacksonville Times-Union
 
"The Jaguars took their first step toward upgrading their defense Tuesday, agreeing to a six-year deal with former Buffalo Bills linebacker Paul Posluszny, his agent said. Posluszny was widely considered to be the Jaguars' top target at linebacker. "It was hard saying goodbye to Buffalo. They did a tremendous job," said Mike McCartney, Posluszny's agent. "Paul got really excited when he saw himself in the middle of a 4-3 defense. Obviously, he's thrilled right now." The Jaguars won't be able to sign any free agents officially until 6 p.m. on Friday. After that, the players signed this week can be at the facility and attend meetings immediately, but they won't be able to participate in"