By Lawrence Lang
With the preseason in the rearview mirror, the Buffalo Bills have made their final roster cuts to make the 53-man roster. Some notable cuts from the Bills were Jake Fromm and Davis Webb, with both quarterbacks having sub-par performances in the preseason had Mitchel Trubisky risen to the top to earn the back-up QB spot behind Josh Allen. But not all is lost for Webb as the Bills signed him to the practice squad for now. Looking at the Running Back position, the Bills kept five running backs in Matt Breida, Reggie Gilliam, Taiwan Jones, Zack Moss, and Devin Singletary, making it an exciting field for that position considering the running backs have combined five career touchdowns.
Notable Wide Receivers on the roster are Stefon Diggs, Emmanuel Sanders, and Jake Kumerow, who himself showed off in training camp and preseason, so it was no surprise to see him cut. The most interesting Wide Receiver to stay was Cole Beasley, as that most thought he would be released due to his stance on the covid and vaccination protocol. Still, it would be foolish for the Bills to release him as well, as he is a go-to on the field and one of Allen’s favorite weapons.
Looking at the Rookies who also made the Bills roster, you had
Outside Tackle Spencer Brown and Tommy Doyle
Defensive End Boogie Basham and Greg Rousseau
Safety Damar Hamlin
On the defensive side, the Bills kept 11 Defensive linemen, six defensive ends, and five defensive tackles which is an exciting move on the Bills part seeing that they could have saved a few other players at other positions (cough cough third-string Qb cough cough. But if this strategy pays off, the Bills can have depth on their defense and can be one of the best in the league. Notable players that made it
(DT) Veron Butler, Ed Oliver
(DE) Carlos Basham, Jr Efe Obada and Greg Rousseau
(LB) Tremaine Edmunds, Tyler Matakevich
(CB) Levi Wallace, Tre’Davious White.
On special teams, Bills kept Kicker Tyler Bass and Punter Matt Haack Reid Ferguson returns as the team’s long snapper after he was cut on August 31st in a procedural maneuver. The Bills re-signed him as soon as possible, and as we know now, Bills got the deal done real quick.
Looking to the big picture now opening kickoff week, the Bills will look to start the season off with a win when they face the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, September 12th at 1 PM.
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