The Buffalo Bills made a few late Tuesday roster transactions, one of which might signal the official end of Patrick DiMarco’s tenure with the team. The moves appeared on the NFL’s transaction wire.
Placed on the injured reserve list this past weekend when the Bills cut their roster down to 53 players via the NFL’s mandated deadline to do so, DiMarco has been released via injured settlement. Considering the circumstances, the move was expected and it might signal the end of his tenure with the club.
DiMarco can re-sign with the Bills once healthy, but he was entering the final year of his contract during the 2020 season. DiMarco missed most of training camp due to a neck injury. Undrafted rookie free agent Reggie Gilliam will assume fullback duties for the Bills, but will also lineup at tight end, according to Buffalo head coach Sean McDermott.
On the practice squad, the Bills released two players to make room for two the team previously had reported interest in. Wide receiver Jake Kumerow joins the Bills’ practice squad after he was previously cut by the Packers. He caught 20 passes for 322 yards and two touchdowns over the last two seasons, including career-highs in catches (12) and receiving yards (219) last year.
In addition, defensive tackle Chris Slayton, a 2019 product of Syracuse selected in the seventh round by the Giants, also joins the Bills practice squad. Slayton spent most of his rookie season on the Giants’ practice squad.
In corresponding moves for Kumerow and Slayton, the Bills released offensive lineman Brandon Walton and tight end Nate Becker.
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