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Former Bills WR Gabe Davis agrees to terms on three-year deal with Jaguars

According to reports, former Buffalo Bills wide receiver Gabe Davis will be signing with the Jacksonville Jaguars on a three-year deal.

The Buffalo Bills are going into a crucial offseason for the franchise as they have to find a way to get under the salary cap while keeping the players that will help them get over the hump next season. As Buffalo progresses through this offseason, it looks like they will be vying for the Super Bowl trophy without one of their better wide receivers over the past few years.

According to various reports, former Bills receiver Gabe Davis will be signing with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

There were some rumors over the course of the past year that Davis could be heading elsewhere if he were able to get paid a lot more than Buffalo would be willing/able to pay him. Davis was one of the team’s top pending free agents.

Davis had previously been assumed to be set to depart Buffalo. That’s because he posted a message to social media which appeared to be a semi-goodbye note to Bills Mafia.

Per reports, Davis will be signing a three-year, $39 million deal with the Jaguars that includes incentives that could bring the total contract value up to $50 million. For Davis to get a contract worth at least $13 million per season to presumably be the #2 wide receiver for another team could mean that Buffalo may have miscalculated his value on the open market, but that determination also depends on what Buffalo was able to offer him to stay.

In his four seasons with the Bills after being selected with a fourth-round pick in the 2020 NFL draft out of Central Florida, Davis caught 163 of 299 passes for 2,730 yards (16.7 yards per reception) and 27 touchdowns. His best season came in the 2022 campaign when he posted 48 receptions for 836 yards (17.4 Y/R) and seven touchdowns, including a 98-yard touchdown reception in Week 5 against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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Jaguars signing Bills WR Gabe Davis to 3-year deal

The Jaguars reportedly have a deal in place to add Gabe Davis to their wide receiving corps.

The Jacksonville Jaguars have a deal in place to sign Buffalo Bills wide receiver Gabe Davis to a three-year, $39 million contract when free agency begins Wednesday with incentives that could make it worth as much as $50 million, according to Dianna Russini of The Athletic.

Davis, who turns 25 in April, was a fourth-round pick in the 2020 NFL draft and caught 163 passes for 2,730 yards and 27 touchdowns in his four seasons with the Bills.

Hints that the Jaguars were considering adding both Davis and former Bills center Mitch Morse came on Instagram where quarterback Trevor Lawrence followed both players over the weekend.

The question for now is whether Davis will fill in for the impending departure of Calvin Ridley, replace Zay Jones on the roster, or join both of those receivers in Jacksonville next season. The Jaguars could save nearly $4.2 million in salary cap space if they release Jones, who recorded only 321 receiving yards as he struggled through injuries for much of the 2023 season.

Davis finished the 2023 season with 45 receptions for 746 yards and seven touchdowns. His 16.6 yards per reception was the third highest of his career, but still ranked sixth most in the NFL.

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NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero: Bills’ Gabe Davis ‘maybe wants a fresh start’ (video)

NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero: #Bills’ Gabe Davis ‘maybe wants a fresh start’ (video):

The writing seemed to already be on the wall regarding Buffalo Bills wide receiver Gabe Davis as free agency approaches.

Davis posted a semi-goodbye message to Buffalo on his social media accounts. That was telling.

So was this take from NFL Network’s insider Tom Pelissero. He noted that Davis is probably going to get paid somewhere between $12 to $15 million as a free agent. That’s about expected, Pro Football Focus noted the $12M mark as well.

That’s out of Buffalo’s current ballpark.

But Pelissero added a nugget while speaking on the team’s radio show, One Bills Live. He noted that Davis might want a “fresh start.”

The clip can be found below:

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Projecting market value for Bills pending free agents

Projecting market value for #Bills pending free agents:

The Buffalo Bills have several important players who are on the cusp of leaving via free agency. General manager Brandon Beane has some difficult decisions to make, as he needs to balance a challenging salary cap situation. At this time, Spotrac highlights the Bills are still $41 million over the cap.

The Bills still have some time to ink these players to extensions. However, several of these players are on the verge of a big payday.

The legal tampering period begins on March 11. Once this date hits, it’s a good chance that these players will be finding new homes for the 2024 season.

Here is a look at the projected market value for the Bills top pending free agents based off Spotrac’s projections:

1 pending free agent the Ravens could target from each AFC team

We’re looking at one pending free agent from each AFC team that the Baltimore Ravens could target

Free agency is about two weeks away, and the Baltimore Ravens have several players set to hit the open market. General manager Eric DeCosta has to make crucial decisions to fill roster holes.

While DeCosta will likely look to the free agent market for answers, several in-house free agents are candidates to sign an extension ahead of free agency.

But there are also many of them, including some of Baltimore’s higher-profile free agents, likely on the way out.

With the NFL combine set to wrap up and the new league year just eight days away, we’re looking at one pending free agent the Ravens could target from each AFC club.

10 Bills players who could have bigger roles in 2024

10 #Bills players who could have bigger roles in 2024:

Buffalo Bills GM Brandon Beane made headlines as of late by pointing to where the Bills need to get younger at key positions and hit on their upcoming NFL Draft picks.

He also forecasted a 2024 roster in which younger players may need to step in and step up to play more hands-on roles than the team usually asks of them early on in their professional careers.

Without knowing who this offseason’s new additions might be via the draft and free agency, some players already on the Bills depth chart could prove to be contributors this upcoming season.

Here are 10 Bills players who could have bigger roles in 2024:

Roster decisions the Bills must make for 2024, and advice on each

Roster decisions the Bills must make for 2024, and advice on each:

The Buffalo Bills 2023 season concluded with an 11-6 record, another AFC East crown, a No. 2 playoff seed, and another division-round exit.

GM Brandon Beane is looking to improve and help get the Bills into the Super Bowl in 2024.

To do so. this offseason, he’ll aim to get Buffalo’s roster younger at key positions and to hit on draft picks for more immediate contributors. He’ll also restructure contracts and look at extensions to get under the salary cap.

Buffalo has another long list of players poised to hit free agency and some who could be cap casualties, so they’ll need to make a call on which of those players could factor into the team’s long-term plans to know who to prioritize.

From potential cut candidates to re-signings, to whether to let some players walk as free agents, here are some roster decisions the Bills must make for 2024…

Studs and duds from the Bills 2023 season

Studs and duds from the #Bills 2023 season:

The Buffalo Bills and their 2023 season, like most of them, had its ups and downs.

Another AFC East title in the bag is a great achievement. Ultimately, it felt for many like the Bills fell short since Buffalo fizzled out in the AFC divisional round of the playoffs.

For the season that was, for better or worse, multiple players on the team made their impact felt.

With the offseason underway, here are Bills Wire’s studs and duds from the 2023 season:

CBS Sports predicts Giants will sign WR Gabe Davis

Based on their projected salary cap space and positional needs, CBS Sports predicts the New York Giants will sign wide receiver Gabe Davis.

NFL free agency is less than a month away and experts are beginning to match up players with potential teams.

CBS Sports’ Cody Benjamin re-imagined the free agent market in a draft format based on each team’s 2024 projected salary cap space.

The New York Giants, who will have an estimated $32 million in cap space come the league new year (March 13) were assigned the 17th overall pick in this exercise.

With that pick, Benjamin believes the Giants would sign Buffalo Bills wide receiver Gabe Davis.

The Giants can’t afford to let any of their QBs take snaps behind their current O-line again. But they also desperately need more juice out wide. Davis is mercurial but explosive, offering ridiculous speed on the perimeter.

The Giants are surely familiar with what Davis can bring to an offense since many of their shot callers (general manager Joe Schoen, head coach Brian Daboll, and passing game coordinator Shea Tierney) came from Buffalo as well.

But fantasy football enthusiasts will debate you all day long about Davis’ actual value. The guy has a propensity to disappear for long stretches and then puts up eye-popping numbers when least expected.

The Giants can take a flyer on Davis if the price is right, but expectations should remain tempered. Davis is truly a boom-or-bust option.

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6 players the Bills should let walk in free agency this offseason

6 players the #Bills should let walk in free agency this offseason:

The Buffalo Bills will not re-sign all of their pending free agents this offseason.

It’s true, and for a variety of reasons. The team could want to upgrade. In other cases, whether it might be because of the money or roster size, it doesn’t make much sense for the Bills to keep certain faces around anymore.

Buffalo general manager Brandon Beane and his front office team will be in charge of making those decisions, but we have some ideas for him.

Here are six free agents the Bills should let walk this offseason: