Bills
The Buffalo Bills have won the AFC East for three straight years, but the other teams arenโt just sitting there and taking it. The Dolphins traded for CB Jalen Ramsey, the Jets will trade for QB Aaron Rodgers at some point and as long as HC Bill Belichick is in New England, the Patriots canโt be overlooked. Bills HC Sean McDermott acknowledged they will have their work cut out for them to make it four years straight.
โYeah, we have a tremendous amount of respect for them,โ McDermott said via NFL Mediaโs Judy Battista. โNot only at the coach level but at the talent level theyโve been able to accrue. You look across the division, and to your point, itโs impressive. So, we have to make sure we continue to reinvent ourselves to stay on top of the division.โ
McDermott also acknowledged the teamโs sights have been set higher than just winning the division, and theyโve painfully fallen short of those Super Bowl goals.
โThings have to come together in every season of any sport to win it all and weโve been this close, and we keep knocking at that door,โ he said via Battista.
The players who have left the Bills this offseason have been bigger names than the arrivals so far. But McDermott said being able to retain veteran S Jordan Poyer was a win.
Dolphins
- Utah OL Braeden Daniels had a formal Combine interview with the Dolphins. (Justin Melo)
Patriots
- When looking into the biggest surprises of the offseason thus far, Matt Lombardo of Heavy.com cites an AFC personnel executive who thinks the Patriots overpaid for WR JuJu Smith-Schuster: โThat Juju Smith-Schuster deal was a surprise. Big contract for an average player.โ
- According to Albert Breer, former Giants HC Joe Judgeโs role with the Patriots will be as assistant head coach role and heโll also have some personnel elements to his position.
- Breer mentions Judgeโs role will be similar to Patriotsโ senior advisor Matt Patriciaโs position in 2021.
- Patriots TE Mike Gesickiโs one-year, $4,500,000 contract includes incentives of $350,000 for appearing in 46 percent of offensive snaps, $400,000 for 53 percent, $400,000 for 60 percent, $450,000 for 70 percent, and $500,000 for 80 percent.
- Gesicki can also earn $300,000 for achieving 40, 50, 60, and 70 catches. He can also earn $300,000 each for reaching 450, 550, 650, and 750 receiving yards, via Mike Reiss.
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