The Buffalo Bills did plenty of roster tinkering over the past few months. In doing so, space has to be made for new additions.
NFL teams can only hold around 90 players on their rosters heading into training camp. Unfortunately, that leaves some players in the dust.
Now, that doesn’t mean the Bills won’t re-add some of these players, or perhaps another team comes in and picks them up. But at the time being, things are in a bit of a standstill.
Here’s a quick look at the couple players the Bills rostered last season that haven’t been signed by a team just yet:
OL LaAdrian Waddle
Age: 28
Stats
2019: 0 games played
Bills: 0 games played
Career: 61 games played, 2018 PFF grade: 75th best tackle
Not much to breakdown here, unfortunately. The Bills added and added and added to their offensive line last season, hoping to find the right mix. Early in training camp, Waddle was taking reps with the depth players and he suffered a season-ending torn quadriceps injury in August.
LB Maurice Alexander
Age: 30
Stats
2019: 7 games played, 11 tackles
Bills: 7 games played, 11 tackles
Career: 57 games played, 134 tackles, 3 sacks, 5 passes defended, 2 interceptions
A special teamer mostly for the Bills in Maurice Alexander. The Bills added Tyler Matakevich, a free agent via the Steelers this offseason, which could spell Alexander’s end in Buffalo.
LB Julian Stanford
Age: 29
Stats
2019: 16 games played, 8 tackles
Bills: 29 games played, 23 tackles, 1 pass defended
Career: 88 games played, 92 tackles, 1 sack, 1 pass defended
Similar to Maurice Alexander, a big special teams role, but also a positive backup for Julian Stanford in the few times he’s had to spell Tremaine Edmunds. Via Matakevich and running back Taiwan Jones, it looks like the Bills want to move in a new direction in terms of their special teamers.
S Kurt Coleman
Age: 32
Stats
2019: 14 games played, 3 tackles
Bills: 14 games played, 3 tackles
Career: 146 games played, 554 tackles tackles, 36 passes defended, 2 sacks, 21 interceptions, 5 forced fumbles
Coleman was a staple on the Bills roster as a special teamer in 2019. He has some defensive experience while in Carolina from 2014-2017, playing under Sean McDermott then. That’s an overlying reason the Bills sign plenty of players. Buffalo didn’t massively address their safety room this offseason, but did sign two UDFA safeties in Garrett Taylor and Josh Thomas, so it appears they want to get younger here.
DT Corey Liuget
Age: 30
2019: 10 games played, 13 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 1 sack
Bills: 7 games played, 4 tackles for loss, 1 sack
Career: 118 games played, 287 tackles, 64 tackles for loss, 25 sacks, 5 forced fumbles, 20 passes defender
A mid-season addition for the Bills, Corey Liuget played a depth role in Buffalo’s defensive line. Of all the team’s free agents still on the market, it wouldn’t be surprising to see the former first-round pick added at a later date, depending on how thing shake down. Quinton Jefferson can play on the inside of the line, but if a camp injury pops up, there could be a spot for Liuget.
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