A series of big blows were dealt to bubble players and some fresh faces in the Buffalo Bills locker room this week.
First, the NFL and NFLPA jointly decided to cancel the 2020 preseason. While many hope in the future there are less preseason games, at least one or two could go a long way for such players to prove to a coaching staff they are worthy of a roster or practice squad spot.
Then things got even worse. Typically a team carries 90 players into training camp. In an effort to promote social distancing, teams will now carry only 80 when training camp gets started next week.
Most camps in the league are slated to begin next Tuesday, and just about every roster has more than 80 players on it currently. Among that faction is the Bills, who have 88. Buffalo general manager Brandon Beane and head coach Sean McDermott have some roster trimming to do.
So with that, which eight Bills players are most likely to be cut ahead of camp? Here’s our best 10 guesses at those spots:
CB Ike Brown
You’ll notice a trend we’ll point out right away here with Ike Brown: This 80-man roster news is bad for undrafted rookie free agents. That’s what Brown was out of FIU. Brown has some desirable size at 6-foot tall, but he’s in a crowded cornerback room with EJ Gaines, Levi Wallace and Josh Norman already battling for a No. 2 job next to Tre’Davious White.