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Remaining July free agents left for Bills to consider

Are there any free agents out there in July for the Buffalo Bills to sign?

Welcome to July, can’t you just taste the football right around the corner?

Of course, that means little right now. There’s a plan in place to start training camp, as scheduled, at the end of the month… but who really knows what will happen? Assuming that goes according to plan, NFL rosters are still pretty set in stone now.

But let’s have some fun. If Bills general manager Brandon Beane were to be in the market to add another free agent or two before training camp comes around, could there be some options out there?

Here are 15 free agent options for the Bills to consider in July:

Falcons running back Devonta Freeman. Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports

RB Devonta Freeman

Age: 28

Freeman could be another solid complement to their complement. Devin Singletary is the No. 1, shifty runner for the Bills. Zack Moss gets the heavy lifting done at times, while Freeman is a solid third-down option as a proven pass catcher. However, bad news could be the asking price. We’re not sure exactly what it would be, but of said in June, Bucs coach Bruce Arians said it’s too high.

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Dolphins TE Clive Walford doesn’t travel with team to New England

Dolphins tight end Clive Walford did not travel with the team for unspecified reasons.

When the Miami Dolphins take the field today to play the New England Patriots, they will be doing so without their #3 tight end, Clive Walford. For one reason or another, the former Miami Hurricanes product did not travel with the Dolphins to New England this weekend and was instead left home. All reports are indicating that the decision was not injury related for the Dolphins — an ominous sign for Walford’s status with the team in the long run.

With Walford out, the Dolphins will call upon Mike Gesicki and Durham Smythe as the top two tight ends. Rookie fullback Chandler Cox could serve as an emergency option as well, although the Dolphins are more likely to call upon a 6th offensive lineman to serve as an extra blocker against New England’s physical front seven.

Walford is credited with 3 drops on 8 targets this season but has seen his snap counts rise in recent weeks — Walford has seen 80 snaps in three December contests after seeing just 34 snaps combined in four November contests this season. His absence shouldn’t be considered a huge loss for the Dolphins’ passing efforts — not so long as both DeVante Parker and Mike Gesicki are in the starting lineup. Those two will dominate Miami’s targets in the passing game against New England, as they have done for the second half of the 2019 season.

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