NFL Notes: Bills, Dolphins, Eagles, Jets

Bills

• Mike Rodak points out that today is the first day the Bills can release QB Tyrod Taylor if they choose to do so.
• Buffalo essentially has a five-week window of time starting today until Taylor’s salary becomes guaranteed on March 12.

Dolphins

• A source tells Barry Jackson that a prominent member of the Dolphins’ front office has been telling people that Miami has a future Hall of Fame LT in Laremy Tunsil.
• According to Jackson, the Dolphins privately haven’t given LT Brandon Albert any reason to believe he’ll be released this offseason, but they’ve also been publicly non-committal about where Tunsil will line up next year.
• In regards to free agent WR Kenny Stills, Jackson says that the Dolphins want to keep him but an associate has told him that Still like the West Coast and he may find an offer from either an AFC West or NFC West team to be attractive.
• The Dolphins reportedly have such high regard for LB Deon Lacy that they told him he can compete for a starting job next year.

Eagles

Eliot Shorr-Parks of NJ.com takes a look at seven players who could be cap casualties for the Eagles this offseason.

Shorr-Parks’ list includes:

1. OT Jason Peters ($9.2 million)
2. DE Connor Barwin ($7.75 million)
3. RB Ryan Matthews ($4 million)
4. C Jason Kelce ($3.8 million)
5. CB Leodis McKelvin ($3 million)
6. RB Darren Sproles ($4 million)
7. LB Mychal Kendricks ($5 million)

Jets

Former Jets HC Rex Ryan mentioned on ESPN Sunday that they talked about trading up for Giants WR Odell Beckham Jr back in 2014.

“Not that we could have used you with the Jets,” Ryan said sarcastically, via Kimberly A. Martin of Newsday. “We talked about trading up to get him and [the decision was] ‘No, no, no, let’s just stay pat.’ Next pick he gets taken. The rest is history, and I’m sitting on this set.”