Henry McKenna
AFC East Reporter
It has been hard to make sense of what is coming next for the Buffalo Bills’ receivers.
Change is on the horizon, without a doubt. The Bills have pending free agents in Gabe Davis and Trent Sherfield. Deonte Harty could be a salary cap casualty, potentially freeing up $4.2 million with his release.
And then there’s Stefon Diggs, who — fair or not — always seems to be at the center of offseason speculation. Given how much his production cratered in the second half of the season, the wideout is yet again mentioned in trade-speculation think pieces.
One thing is for sure: Quarterback Josh Allen’s cap hit is steadily increasing. That is limiting what the Bills can do to support him with veterans at skill positions. The roster-building squeeze is underway. So it will be interesting to see which receivers, in particular, Buffalo retains as it attempts to hold the offense together. So let’s take a look.
Here’s what we’ve gathered so far, chatting with some people close to the top tandem of Diggs and Davis.
What can we make of the Stefon Diggs drama? Manufactured or real?
Diggs might be under contract through 2027 with the Bills, and he has made repeated comments that he wants to stay in Buffalo — but.
But?
“I wanted to retire a Bill,” Diggs said on the “Up & Adams” show during Super Bowl week.
Wanted? Past tense? But I digress.
Diggs continued: “But also that’s not predicated on me. You know what I’m saying? I also gotta keep it in the forefront of my brain that business is business. And I like to proceed as such, no matter what.”
Stefon Diggs on Bills: “I can’t tell you what the future holds”
Those comments come with the context that NBC Sports’ Peter King wrote that he expects the Bills to want to do “major surgery” on the receiver’s contract. Sources close to Diggs said he would likely restructure his deal to favor Buffalo (converting salary to signing bonus to free up…
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Publish date : 2024-02-21 22:31:14
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