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Where does the Bills’ roster rank in terms of age in the NFL?

Where does the #Bills’ roster rank in terms of age in the NFL?

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The Bills are a team poised to be a Super Bowl contender in 2021. Something that helps a team with such lofty goals is experience.

Buffalo has just that.

Following the team’s final roster construction last week, the Bills have the seventh-oldest roster in the entire NFL. That number comes via Spotrac.

Overall, the Bears clock in as the oldest roster in the NFL with an average age of 27.15. The Bills sit at an average of 26.68.

On the flip side, the Jets slide in as the youngest team entering 2021. Their average age is 25.38 years old.

In terms of the rest of the AFC East, the Patriots nearly have a roster as old as the Bills. The Pats’ average age of 26.81 clocks in as the sixth-oldest.

Rounding out the division, the Dolphins have the 22nd oldest roster at 26.08 years old.

What’s worth noting on Buffalo is context.

While, from top to bottom, the Bills do have an older roster. Many of their players in key spots, such as quarterback Josh Allen (25) and linebacker Tremaine Edmunds (23), are still very young.

Because of that, the Bills could be set to compete for both the short and long term.

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What could a potential Cam Robinson extension look like?

If the Jaguars decided to sign Robinson to an extension, what could that deal look like?

It came as a bit of a surprise when Jacksonville decided to place the franchise tag on fifth-year offensive tackle Cam Robinson. Though he’s far from a bad starter, injuries have limited him throughout his career, and his play when healthy didn’t exactly justify the $13.8 million the Jaguars are on the hook for paying him in 2021.

Still, finding a starting-caliber tackle is one of the most difficult tasks in football, and with a rookie quarterback in Trevor Lawrence to protect, the Jags didn’t have much of a choice other than to keep Robinson around for at least one more season. He’s likely not part of the team’s plans beyond this season, with either 2021 second-round pick Walker Little or someone else expected to take over in 2022.

But if Robinson can stay healthy and take a step forward this season, those plans could change. If the Jaguars decided to sign him to an extension, what could that deal look like? Spotrac estimates Robinson’s market value as being $11.3 million per year, a salary that would rank just 19th among left tackles in the league. It also predicts that an extension for Robinson would be for four years.

Spotrac arrived at this number by making statistical and contractual comparisons, and the players deemed most comparable to Robinson are Taylor Lewan, Taylor Decker, Dion Dawkins, and Donovan Smith. All of those players except Smith signed extensions of at least four years.

This would be a more affordable deal for the Jags than what they’re giving him this year, but it would still be the team’s third-most expensive deal overall. Unless Robinson’s play improves significantly, the Jags will probably look to go in a different direction. And if he does make a considerable improvement, any extension would likely need to be more in line with what the league’s top tackles are making. Because of that, it seems like this deal wouldn’t ever come to fruition.

Fantasy football: Players entering a contract year in 2021

Which players may have added incentive this season?

While simply entering a contract year is not a guarantee of increased fantasy football production, gamers look for any extra on-field motivation to put their fake squads over the top.

The key when evaluating such data is to treat it as another piece of the puzzle and not get too caught up in this extra info. This offseason, largely due to COVID-19 creating a decrease in the salary cap, more free agents opted for one-year deals than usual. Therefore, an increase in players with greater focus on striking a monster payday following the upcoming campaign is at what could be an all-time high as they’ll return to the market in less than a calendar year.

The data is based on USA TODAY Sports’ partner Spotrac.com’s free-agent charts.

Notes: All notable players listed below will be unrestricted free agents as of March 2022. Ages reflect how old the player will be upon the opening free agency. Players in bold font are considered to have the most to gain from a strong season.

2021 Contract-year players

Player	Pos	Age	2021 team	Status
Ben Roethlisberger	QB	40	PIT	UFA
Taysom Hill	QB	32	NO	UFA
Teddy Bridgewater	QB	30	DEN	UFA
Ryan Fitzpatrick	QB	40	WAS	UFA
Andy Dalton	QB	35	CHI	UFA
Jameis Winston	QB	28	NO	UFA
Cam Newton	QB	33	NE	UFA
Jacoby Brissett	QB	30	MIA	UFA
Marcus Mariota	QB	29	LV	UFA
Mitchell Trubisky	QB	28	BUF	UFA
Dwayne Haskins	QB	25	PIT	RFA
Blake Bortles	QB	30	GB	UFA

Player	Pos	Age*	2021 team	Status	Player	Pos	Age*	2021 team	Status
Melvin Gordon	RB	29	DEN	UFA	James Conner	RB	27	ARI	UFA
David Johnson	RB	31	HOU	UFA	Kerryon Johnson	RB	25	PHI	UFA
Gus Edwards	RB	27	BAL	UFA	Giovani Bernard	RB	31	TB	UFA
Leonard Fournette	RB	27	TB	UFA	Damien Williams	RB	30	CHI	UFA
Phillip Lindsay	RB	28	HOU	UFA	Tevin Coleman	RB	29	NYJ	UFA
Raheem Mostert	RB	30	SF	UFA	Matt Breida	RB	27	MIA	UFA
Rashaad Penny	RB	26	SEA	UFA	Wayne Gallman	RB	28	SF	UFA
Mark Ingram	RB	33	HOU	UFA	Jordan Howard	RB	28	PHI	UFA
James White	RB	30	NE	UFA	Nyheim Hines	RB	26	IND	UFA
Sony Michel	RB	27	NE	UFA	Chase Edmonds	RB	26	ARI	UFA
Jeff Wilson	RB	27	SF	UFA	Jaylen Samuels	RB	26	PIT	UFA
Marlon Mack	RB	26	IND	UFA	Justin Jackson	RB	26	LAC	UFA
Nick Chubb	RB	27	CLE	UFA	Boston Scott	RB	27	PHI	RFA
Ronald Jones	RB	25	TB	UFA	Salvon Ahmed	RB	24	MIA	RFA

Player	Pos	Age*	2021 team	Status	Player	Pos	Age*	2021 team	Status
Allen Robinson	WR	29	CHI	UFA	Rashard Higgins	WR	28	CLE	UFA
Chris Godwin	WR	26	TB	UFA	Josh Reynolds	WR	27	TEN	UFA
Davante Adams	WR	30	GB	UFA	Courtland Sutton	WR	27	DEN	UFA
Alshon Jeffery	WR	32	UFA	UFA	Christian Kirk	WR	26	ARI	UFA
Will Fuller	WR	28	MIA	UFA	Anthony Miller	WR	28	CHI	UFA
Robby Anderson	WR	29	CAR	UFA	Demarcus Robinson	WR	29	KC	UFA
Jamison Crowder	WR	29	NYJ	UFA	Willie Snead	WR	30	LV	UFA
T.Y. Hilton	WR	33	IND	UFA	James Washington	WR	26	PIT	UFA
JuJu Smith-Schuster	WR	26	PIT	UFA	DJ Chark Jr.	WR	26	JAC	UFA
Emmanuel Sanders	WR	35	BUF	UFA	Michael Gallup	WR	26	DAL	UFA
A.J. Green	WR	34	ARI	UFA	Tre’Quan Smith	WR	26	NO	UFA
Keelan Cole	WR	29	NYJ	UFA	Keke Coutee	WR	25	HOU	UFA
Sammy Watkins	WR	29	BAL	UFA	Marquez Valdes-Scantling	WR	28	GB	UFA
Mike Williams	WR	28	LAC	UFA	Auden Tate	WR	25	CIN	UFA
DeSean Jackson	WR	36	LAR	UFA	Greg Ward	WR	27	PHI	RFA
Tyrell Williams	WR	30	DET	UFA	Allen Lazard	WR	27	GB	RFA
John Brown	WR	32	LV	UFA	Steve Sims Jr.	WR	25	WAS	RFA
Tim Patrick	WR	29	DEN	UFA	Jakobi Meyers	WR	26	NE	RFA
Antonio Brown	WR	34	TB	UFA	Preston Williams	WR	25	MIA	RFA
Breshad Perriman	WR	29	DET	UFA

Player	Pos	Age*	2021 team	Status
Zach Ertz	TE	32	PHI	Team option
Jimmy Graham	TE	36	CHI	UFA
Rob Gronkowski	TE	33	TB	UFA
Eric Ebron	TE	29	PIT	UFA
Gerald Everett	TE	28	SEA	UFA
Jared Cook	TE	35	LAC	UFA
Mo Alie-Cox	TE	29	IND	UFA
Robert Tonyan	TE	28	GB	UFA
Logan Thomas	TE	31	WAS	UFA
O.J. Howard	TE	28	TB	UFA
Hayden Hurst	TE	29	ATL	UFA
Evan Engram	TE	28	NYG	UFA
David Njoku	TE	26	CLE	UFA
Mike Gesicki	TE	27	MIA	UFA
Mark Andrews	TE	26	BAL	UFA
Dallas Goedert	TE	27	PHI	UFA
Jordan Akins	TE	30	HOU	UFA
Ian Thomas	TE	26	CAR	UFA
Chris Herndon	TE	26	NYJ	UFA
Will Dissly	TE	26	SEA	UFA
Dalton Schultz	TE	26	DAL	UFA

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Dan Bailey’s agent on Vikings: ‘No bad blood from either side’

Minnesota released kicker Dan Bailey on Tuesday, right before he was supposed to have $1.8 million guaranteed for the 2021 season.

The woes for the Vikings at the kicker position continue.

Minnesota released kicker Dan Bailey on Tuesday, right before he was supposed to have $1.8 million guaranteed for the 2021 season.

After the release, Bailey’s again had this to say via Chris Tomasson of the Pioneer Press:

Dan Bailey's agent, Jordan Woy, in text message to Pioneer Press 1/2: "He enjoyed his time in Minnesota and hoped to be back this year. They (the #Vikings) have some cap issues and wanted to renegotiate his contract. Plus, he had $1.8 million to be guaranteed coming up soon…

— Chris Tomasson (@christomasson) March 9, 2021

Text message from Dan Bailey's agent, Jordon Woy 2/2: "We couldn’t work out something that fit so he will be a free agent. No bad blood from either side, just unfortunate part of the business.’’

— Chris Tomasson (@christomasson) March 9, 2021

Bailey will likely get an opportunity somewhere to at least compete for a job. After hitting 93.8% of his field goals in 2019, Bailey struggled mightily in 2020, hitting just 68.2% of his field goals and 88.2% of his extra points.

Bailey made $4.25 million last season with the Vikings and has made $21.6 million in his career via Spotrac.

Spotrac predicts Kenyan Drake’s free agency landing spot and contract details

Kenyan Drake may be on the move before the 2021 season if he doesn’t re-sign with the Cardinals. Spotrac guesses where he might land.

One of the top websites for reporting on contracts, Spotrac, has released their predictions for big-name free agents in the 2021 offseason.

Michael Ginnitti of Spotrac has made his predictions, and one of them include a former Alabama running back.

Kenyan Drake has had an interesting time in the NFL, despite still having a young career. After beginning his career in Miami, then being traded to Arizona, Drake is likely going to be on the move again.

Ginnitti believes Drake could be heading back to the AFC East, but to be with the New York Jets on a two-year, $10 million deal.

“Drake had a chance to grab hold of the #1 role in ARZ on a transition tag in 2020, but failed to do so. He’s a good addition to a multi-RB situation, but not at top dollar.”

There is still a chance Drake re-signs with Arizona, but all signs point to him exploring free agency and seeing what’s offered to him.

Brandon Beane has completely flipped Bills’ dead cap situation

Buffalo Bills dead cap situation according to Spotrac heading into 2020 NFL season.

In just a few short seasons, Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane has entirely revamped the team’s salary cap situation. Spotrac recently updated the dead cap space totals for every NFL team and displays just that.

The Bills currently have $1.04 million in dead cap space against their salary cap. That’s the second-lowest total in the NFL. Only the Buccaneers have less with $88.2 thousand.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, the Panthers currently have the most dead cap against their salary cap in the league at a massive $48.1M. The next closest team is the Jaguars at $38M.

Those two help put the work Beane and the Bills have done into focus.

When Beane and head coach Sean McDermott moved into their positions with the Bills in 2017, the two started cleaning house. Often touting “culture” in their locker room, high-profile players such as receiver Sammy Watkins and defensive tackle Marcell Dareus were moved out. But such players aren’t just high-profile, they’re costly, too.

While off the team’s roster, the Bills still have to take on dead cap for moving these players. The club’s front office placed a bunch of that burden on the team’s salary cap during the 2018 season.

Heading into that season, the Bills had near $50 million in dead cap against the team’s cap. The next closest team was the Cowboys, half of that near $25M. That caused the Bills to fall to a 6-10 record after earning a playoff berth the year prior. But in 2019 when things loosened up, as things were once again during the current offseason, Buffalo made their way back to the postseason. The club is poised to make it back-to-back trips in 2020.

Looking at the Bills’ current dead cap situation through the lens of 2018’s roster, that’s a big change in a relatively quick manner.

For those wondering, the Bills currently have $19.4M in overall salary cap space, ranking Buffalo at the 12th most space overall in the league.

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Fantasy football: Players entering a contract year in 2020

Every bit of data helps gain an edge, including knowledge of which players are entering a contract year.

While simply entering a contract year is not a guarantee of increased fantasy football production, gamers look for any extra on-field motivation to put their fake squads over the top. The key when evaluating such data is to treat it as another piece of the puzzle and not get too caught up in this extra info.

All notable players listed below will be unrestricted free agents as of March 2021. The data is based on USA TODAY Sports’ partner Spotrac.com’s free-agent charts.

Notes: Ages reflect how old the player will be upon entering free agency. Players in bold font are considered to have the most to gain from a strong season.

Pos	Player	Age	Team
QB	Mitchell Trubisky	27	CHI
QB	Jameis Winston	27	NO
QB	Dak Prescott	28	DAL
QB	Jacoby Brissett	28	IND
QB	Tyrod Taylor	32	LAC
QB	Andy Dalton	33	DAL
QB	Brian Hoyer	35	NE
QB	Ryan Fitzpatrick	38	MIA
QB	Philip Rivers	39	IND
RB	Brian Hill	25	ATL
RB	Joe Mixon	25	CIN
RB	Marlon Mack	25	IND
RB	Samaje Perine	25	CIN
RB	Leonard Fournette	26	JAC
RB	Matt Breida	26	MIA
RB	Kareem Hunt	26	CLE
RB	Dalvin Cook	26	MIN
RB	Alvin Kamara	26	NO
RB	James Conner	26	PIT
RB	Tarik Cohen	26	CHI
RB	Jamaal Williams	26	GB
RB	Wayne Gallman	26	NYG
RB	Aaron Jones	26	GB
RB	Chris Carson	26	SEA
RB	Corey Clement	26	PHI
RB	Todd Gurley	27	ATL
RB	Derrick Henry	27	TEN
RB	Kenyan Drake	27	ARI
RB	T.J. Yeldon	27	BUF
RB	Tevin Coleman	28	SF
RB	Malcolm Brown	28	LAR
RB	DeAndre Washington	28	KC
RB	James White	29	NE
RB	Damien Williams	29	KC
RB	Jerick McKinnon	29	SF
RB	Devontae Booker	29	LVR
RB	Dion Lewis	30	NYG
RB	Chris Thompson	30	JAC
RB	Rex Burkhead	31	NE
RB	Adrian Peterson	36	WAS
RB	Frank Gore	38	NYJ
WR	JuJu Smith-Schuster	24	PIT
WR	Curtis Samuel	25	CAR
WR	Chris Godwin	25	TB
WR	Corey Davis	26	TEN
WR	John Ross	26	CIN
WR	Kendrick Bourne	26	SF
WR	Demarcus Robinson	26	KC
WR	Zay Jones	26	LVR
WR	Tajae Sharpe	26	MIN
WR	Laquon Treadwell	26	ATL
WR	Rashard Higgins	26	CLE
WR	Josh Reynolds	26	LAR
WR	Breshad Perriman	27	NYJ
WR	Will Fuller	27	HOU
WR	Devin Funchess	27	GB
WR	Geronimo Allison	27	DET
WR	Kenny Golladay	27	DET
WR	Dede Westbrook	27	JAC
WR	Trent Taylor	27	SF
WR	Allen Robinson	28	CHI
WR	Sammy Watkins	28	KC
WR	Willie Snead	28	BAL
WR	Keelan Cole	28	JAC
WR	Chris Conley	28	JAC
WR	Nelson Agholor	28	LVR
WR	Phillip Dorsett	28	SEA
WR	Cooper Kupp	28	LAR
WR	Josh Doctson	28	NYJ
WR	Keenan Allen	29	LAC
WR	Kenny Stills	29	HOU
WR	Albert Wilson	29	MIA
WR	Marqise Lee	29	NE
WR	Cordarrelle Patterson	30	CHI
WR	T.Y. Hilton	31	IND
WR	Marvin Jones	31	DET
WR	Travis Benjamin	31	SF
WR	Mohamed Sanu	32	NE
WR	A.J. Green	33	CIN
WR	Danny Amendola	35	DET
WR	Ted Ginn Jr.	36	CHI
WR	Larry Fitzgerald	38	ARI
TE	Hunter Henry	26	LAC
TE	Ricky Seals-Jones	26	KC
TE	Jonnu Smith	26	TEN
TE	Jake Butt	26	DEN
TE	Gerald Everett	27	LAR
TE	Adam Shaheen	27	CHI
TE	George Kittle	27	SF
TE	Jeff Heuerman	28	DEN
TE	Trey Burton	29	IND
TE	Rob Gronkowski	32	TB
TE	Jared Cook	34	NO
TE	Greg Olsen	36	SEA
TE	Jason Witten	39	LVR