AFC East Notes: Bills, Dolphins, Jets, Patriots

Bills

• Baylor WR Denzel Mims has FaceTimed with the Bills in lieu of a meeting following the COVID-19 outbreak. (Justin M)

Dolphins

• ESPN’s John Keim mentions the Dolphins as a potential trade candidate for Redskins LT Trent Williams. 
• Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald points out the Dolphins could be incredibly well-positioned again in 2021 if the salary cap rises as expected, with a projected $60-$79 million in cap space. 
• Dolphins C Ted Karras said he chose Miami over a couple of other offers in part because of HC Brian Flores.
• Dolphins LB Elandon Roberts‘ one-year, $2 million deal includes a $1 million signing bonus and $1 million base salary. (Aaron Wilson)
• Dolphins RB Jordan Howard says he’s “back 100” from the shoulder injury that limited him in 2019 with the Eagles. (Adam Beasley)
• Dolphins DE Emmanuel Ogbah said he was cleared from his torn pectoral injury to do on-field workouts several weeks ago. (Cameron Wolfe)
• Dolphins LB Kyle Van Noy said he’ll play the same role in Miami that he did for the Patriots: “I don’t consider myself having a position. I’m just a football player.” (Wolfe)

Jets

• ESPN’s John Keim mentions the Jets as a potential trade candidate for Redskins LT Trent Williams. 
• On WFAN, former QB Boomer Esiason claimed the Jets offered WR Robby Anderson a four-year, $40 million deal, which he turned down for a two-year, $20 million offer from the Panthers. 
• Anderson tweeted a response calling Esiason’s claim false but later deleted his tweet: “False news y’all need to better jobs reporting and putting out fake news too ppl.” (Alex Smith)
• Esiason stood by his report: “I have a great source. My source is always accurate. I’m not backing off anything that I said.” (WFAN)
• Esiason said the opportunity for Anderson to play for his former head coach at Temple, Panthers HC Matt Rhule, was too much for Anderson to turn down: “The one thing that I said yesterday that in my eyes remains very true [is] that Robby decided to play for his old Temple coach, Matt Rhule. They have that new offensive coordinator down there, [Joe Brady]. He signed a two-year deal to bet on himself to get back to free agency. I don’t want to say it’s a gutsy move; I think it’s a confident move by Robby Anderson.”

Patriots

• Former Patriots LB Jamie Collins said he still can’t believe Tom Brady left New England: “Oh, man. I still don’t believe it. I hope he gets everybody he needs and deserves cause he definitely deserves it. It don’t feel real, man. I just can’t wait to see it. I need to see it on Sunday.” (Dave Birkett)
• Patriots S Adrian Phillips‘ two-year, $6 million deal includes a $1.5 million signing bonus, base salaries of $1.25 million and $2.25 million and up to $500,000 annually in per-game active roster bonuses. $1 million of his 2020 base and $500,000 of his 2021 base are guaranteed. (Ben Volin)
• Patriots S Cody Davis‘ one-year, $1.5 million deal includes a base salary of $1.1 million, a $100,000 signing bonus, $200,000 of his base is guaranteed, while he can earn up to $300,000 in per-game active roster bonuses. (Wilson)
• Patriots LB Brandon Copeland‘s one-year, $1.047 million deal includes a $137,500 signing bonus and a base salary of $910,000. (Wilson)
• Patriots DT Beau Allen‘s two-year, $7 million deal includes a $1.75 million signing bonus, base salaries of $1.3M and $2.2 million with $800,000 guaranteed in the first year and $250,000 guaranteed the second, annual per-game active roster bonuses up to $900,000 and an annual playing time incentive of up to $250,000. (Wilson)