The Buffalo Bills have an answer at punter.
According to NFL Network’s Peter Schrager, the team is signing Sam Martin.
Earlier in the day on Tuesday, Martin reportedly had a free-agent visit in Buffalo.
Martin was formerly with the Denver Broncos, who kept Corliss Waitman instead.
Per Broncos Wire, Denver asked Martin to take a pay cut. He declined and ended up in the free-agent pool.
Martin’s average salary of $2.35 million made him the 10th-highest-paid punter in the NFL with the Broncos. This year specifically, Martin was set to have the fourth-highest cap hit among punters in the NFL ($2,733,334).
The move also saved the Broncos $2.25M in salary cap space.
Terms of the contract Martin signed in Buffalo have yet to be announced.
Last year, Martin ranked third in the NFL in net punting average at 42.8 yards per punt. He tied for fifth in the league with 28 punts inside the 20-yard line.
Martin is brought in to replace former Bill Matt Araiza. The rookie punter was released on Saturday.
In a corresponding move, the Bills placed wide receiver Marquez Stevenson on injured reserve.
Buffalo cut their initial roster down to 53 players on Tuesday. However, the team did not roster a punter.
Stevenson going to IR frees a spot for Martin. Had Stevenson gone on the injury designation before free agency, his season would have been over. Going onto IR after roster cutdown day means Stevenson can return this season. He suffered a foot injury during training camp.
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