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Bills sign 13 players to reserve/future contracts

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(Update 1/24, 6:30 p.m.): The Bills have also signed QB Shane Buechele to a reserve/future contract:

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The Buffalo Bills had inked 11 players to reserve/future contracts earlier this week. Then on Tuesday, two more were added to the bunch.

A reserve/future contract guarantees that a player cannot be signed by another team. The deal goes into effect once the new league year begins and will count towards the next season’s salary cap and 90-man roster for the offseason and training camp.

Of the 13, 11 were on the team’s practice squad during the 2023 season. Two of them, wide receiver KJ Hamler and safety Kendall Williamson, were not.

Here’s the full list of the 13 players the Bills have signed to reserve/future deals:

Bills add Tre’ McKitty, Tre Norwood to practice squad

#Bills add Tre’ McKitty, Tre Norwood to practice squad:

The Buffalo Bills swapped out two players on their practice squad ahead of facing the Denver Broncos in Week 10.

The team announced on Tuesday that tight end Tre’ McKitty and defensive back Tre Norwood have joined the taxi squad.

In corresponding moves, defensive end Kameron Cline was placed on injured reserve and tight end Joel Wilson was released. The Bills did not provide further details on Cline’s injury.

McKitty was a third-round draft pick of the Los Angeles Chargers in 2021. The 6-foot-4 target has appeared in 34 career games, however, he has only made 12 catches in his career.

McKitty made nine starts for the Chargers last season and was released on Oct. 31 and cleared waivers. In 2023, McKitty has only appeared in 66 totals snaps in six games.

Norwood was a seventh-round pick of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2021. In 32 total game appearances, Norwood has defended four passes and notched one interception.

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Bills claim DE Kameron Cline off waivers

#Bills claim DE Kameron Cline off waivers:

The Buffalo Bills have claimed defensive end Kameron Cline off waivers after he was released by the Indianapolis Colts.

Cline, 25, has played for the Colts for the past three seasons. He originally signed with the team as an undrafted rookie free agent out of South Dakota following the 2020 NFL draft.

During those three seasons, Cline spent most of the time on the practice squad and appeared in five games across those three seasons.

Cline also contributed on special teams. In 2021, he appeared in 36 percent of the Colts’ snaps on special teams.

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Bills claim DE Kameron Cline off waivers from Colts

The Bills claimed former Colts DE Kameron Cline off the waiver wire.

The Buffalo Bills claimed defensive end Kameron Cline off the waiver wire from the Indianapolis Colts, the team announced Friday.

Cline was with the Colts for three seasons after signing as an undrafted rookie free agent following the 2020 NFL draft. He spent most of the time on the practice squad and appeared in five games across those three seasons.

Cline was part of the roster cuts made by the Colts following the 2023 NFL draft.

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Colts waive five more players following 2023 draft

The Colts waive five more players.

The Indianapolis Colts waived five more players following the 2023 NFL draft, the team announced Thursday.

After opening the week by waiving four players, the Colts continue to make room for their massive 12-man draft class. They also have a pretty big undrafted rookie free agent class coming in.

Here are the five players who were waived Thursday:

Colts elevate two players in Week 11

Colts call up two players from the practice squad for Week 11.

The Indianapolis Colts elevated defensive end Kameron Cline and tight end Nikola Kalinic from the practice squad ahead of the Week 11 matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles, the team announced Saturday.

As Kwity Paye misses another game, the Colts are bringing up Cline, who can play a limited role on the strong side of the defensive line.

Kalinic gets his second consecutive call-up from the practice squad, replacing rookie tight end Jelani Woods, who is set to miss his second game due to a shoulder injury.

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Colts to sign OT Jordan Murray, DE Kameron Cline to practice squad

Colts are expected to sign OT Jordan Murray, DE Kameron Cline to the practice squad.

The Indianapolis Colts are expected to sign offensive tackle Jordan Murray and defensive end Kameron Cline to the practice squad, according to Joel A. Erickson of the Indianapolis Star.

Until these signings are officially announced by the team, they should be taken with a grain of salt. You can follow along with our tracker, keeping up with every signing.

Murray signed with the Colts this offseason on a futures contract, and it was well-known he would be a project to develop. After struggling through the preseason, the Colts still want to see where his development goes.

Cline has been with the Colts for three seasons now. He initially signed with the Colts as an undrafted rookie free agent following the 2020 NFL draft. He showed some improvement during the 2022 preseason, but it wound up being a numbers game in the defensive end room.

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Colts’ Brandon King, Kameron Cline injured in preseason Week 2

Brandon King and Kameron Cline left with injuries in the preseason Week 2 loss.

Indianapolis Colts linebacker Brandon King and defensive end Kameron Cline were injured during the 27-26 preseason loss to the Detroit Lions on Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium.

King left during the second quarter and was ruled out with a hamstring injury. He didn’t play a defensive snap and saw just six snaps on special teams.

Cline went into the medical tent during the fourth quarter and eventually into the locker room to be evaluated for a concussion. He didn’t return and it’s safe to assume he will be placed in the league’s concussion protocol.

Colts cornerback Isaiah Rodgers is still in the concussion protocol from the preseason opener while linebacker Shaquille Leonard is still on the PUP list after undergoing back surgery this offseason.

Defensive tackle Chris Williams (lower leg), offensive tackle Dennis Kelly (knee) and Keke Coutee (groin) did not play due to their respective injuries.

Defensive tackle R.J. McIntosh, linebacker Jojo Domann, safety Armani Watts and safety Will Redmond did not play presumably due to undisclosed injuries.

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Colts’ 2022 training camp preview: Edge Rushers

Yannick Ngakoue and Kwity Paye lead the edge rushers into Colts training camp.

The Indianapolis Colts officially report to Westfield for the start of training camp in just over a week’s time where the defensive ends look to form a group that vaults the defense into a new tier.

The defense will be brought along by new coordinator Gus Bradley, who replaces Matt Eberflus. Bradley’s aggressive scheme will feature assignments from edge rushers that focus solely on getting upfield and impacting the quarterback.

The Colts made a big addition to the room this offseason via trade when they added Yannick Ngakoue while they hope a pair of their second-year players will take a jump.

For positional purposes, we are going to include Dayo Odeyingbo with the interior defensive line players even though he could see an equal amount of time on the edge as well.

Be sure to check out the other position previews ahead of training camp:

With training camp’s report date set for July 26, here’s our preview of the edge rushers:

6 toughest cuts from our latest Colts’ roster projection

Here were the toughest cuts from our latest Colts’ roster projection.

Though the Indianapolis Colts don’t report to Westfield for training camp for another month, it’s still not a bad idea to take a look at the roster and how things might shake out when cuts come along.

There are plenty of questions that still have yet to be answered, and most of them won’t be answered until training camp and the preseason games are concluded at the end of August.

But as we projected the 53-man roster following the conclusion of minicamp, we have an idea about how the roster might break down. We did so at each position in our latest projection.

Here, we are going to take a look at the toughest cuts from that roster projection and why those players didn’t make the cut: