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Bills free agent Tim Settle signs with Texans

Per Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston, Buffalo Bills free-agent defensive tackle Tim Settle will be signing with the Houston Texans.

The Buffalo Bills have had to make plenty of moves this offseason to get under the salary cap for the 2024 NFL league year and that came with some tough decisions on impactful players. One of Buffalo’s run-stuffing defensive tackles became a free-agent this offseason, but he did not go back to the Bills.

Per KPRC 2 Houston, Bills DT Tim Settle will be signing a two-year deal with the Houston Texans:

Settle, who visited the Texans earlier in the week after Houston lost some of their interior defensive lineman depth and came to terms on a two-year contract with a max value of $7 million.

Settle, 26, spent the past two seasons with Buffalo after signing with the Bills in free agency in March 2022, almost two years to the day. In two seasons with Buffalo, Settled played in 32 games (four starts) and piled up 33 tackles (20 solo), five tackles for losses, two sacks and four quarterback hits.

The Bills are still in good shape on the interior of their defensive line as they still have Ed Oliver and DaQuan Jones to man the middle. Settle will be joining a Texans team that is making some big moves to build the tea around budding quarterback CJ Stroud.

Follow Bills Wire’s free agency tracker for all updates throughout the coming days.

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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:

Full list of Bills players who will be free agents this offseason

Who will stay and who will go?

As another season of Buffalo Bills football has come to an end, so have another series of contracts that have been signed.

Whether it be grizzled veterans or players seeing the end of their rookie contracts, there are plenty of faces who will not long be under contract in Buffalo in March when free agency opens.

The Bills have plenty of time until then to sign players to extensions, but it’s never so cut-and-dry. According to Over The Cap, Buffalo is estimated to be $49 million over the 2024 NFL salary cap.

Moves must be made and general manager Brandon Beane will earn his own salary with the decisions ahead.

But what you’re here for: The full list of Bills free agents following the 2023 season is below:

PFF: 5 worst-graded Bills players on defense in Wild Card

PFF: 5 worst-graded #Bills players on defense in Wild Card vs. the #Steelers:

The Buffalo Bills won their Wild Card matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers in a 31-17 final.

The Bills (11-6) had a few players that stood out above the rest. On defense, the Bills were led by an attacking defensive front the Steelers could not handle.

In terms of the players who helped them pull out the win, Buffalo will hope such efforts improve from some players throughout the rest of the 2023 playoffs as they aim for the Super Bowl.

According to Pro Football Focus, they’ll need these players to step it up moving forward.

Here are the five worst-graded Bills players on defense Steelers in the Wild Card round:

PFF: 5 worst-graded Bills players on defense in Week 18

Not their best days:

The Buffalo Bills won a tight 21-14 final in their Week 18 matchup against the Miami Dolphins.

The Bills (11-6) had a few players that stood out above the rest in this one. On defense, the Bills were led by cornerback Christian Benford and his takeaway.

In terms of the players who helped Douglas pull out the win, Buffalo will hope such efforts improve from some players throughout the rest of the 2023 playoffs as they aim for the Super Bowl.

According to Pro Football Focus, they’ll need these players to be better.

Here are the five worst-graded Bills players on defense against the Dolphins (11-6) in Week 18:

PFF: 5 worst-graded Bills players on defense in Week 17

Not their best day:

The Buffalo Bills won a tight 27-21 final in their Week 17 matchup against the New England Patriots.

The Bills (10-6) had a few players that stood out above the rest in this one. On defense, the Bills were led by tight end  cornerback Rasul Douglas and his takeaways.

But not everyone played as well as him. Buffalo will hope some efforts improve throughout the rest of the 2023 season as they aim to secure a postseason spot.

According to Pro Football Focus, they’ll need these players to start playing at a high level.

Here are the five worst-graded Bills players on defense against the Patriots (4-12) in Week 17:

PFF: 5 highest-graded Bills players on defense in Week 16

PFF: 5 highest-graded #Bills players on defense in Week 16 vs. the #Chargers:

The Buffalo Bills won a tight 24-22 final in their Week 16 matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers.

The Bills (9-6) had a few players that stood out above the rest in this one. On defense, the Bills were led by defensive tackle Ed Oliver’s pair of sacks.

In terms of the players who helped Oliver pull out the win, Buffalo will hope such efforts remain throughout the rest of the 2023 season as they aim to secure a postseason spot.

According to Pro Football Focus, they’ll need these players to continue to play at a high level.

Here are the five highest-graded Bills players on defense against the Chargers in Week 16:

PFF: 5 highest-graded Bills players on defense in Week 14

Good games on defense for the #Bills:

The Buffalo Bills narrowly won a thrilling 20-17 final in their Week 14 matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs.

The Bills (7-6) had a few players that stood out above the rest in this one. On defense, the Bills were led by their defensive front, including AJ Epenesa, who forced a turnover.

In terms of the players who helped Epenesa close out the win, Buffalo will hope such efforts remain throughout the rest of the 2023 season as the aim to secure a postseason spot.

According to Pro Football Focus, they’ll need these players to continue to play at a high level.

Here are the five highest-graded Bills players on defense against the Chiefs in Week 14:

WATCH: Bills celebrations walking off the field after Chiefs win

#Bills excitement:

A “big dub” was on the mind of many Bills players on Sunday afternoon after beating the Chiefs.

Following the Bills’ 20-17 win, players wore their emotions on their sleeve… and at the top of their lungs. Buffalo’s team expressed their thoughts after the victory by screaming the “big dubs” phrase at the team camera in the tunnel at Arrowhead Stadium.

And, uh, it’s quite the screengrab the team managed to use in the clip, featuring cornerback Taron Johnson.

Check out the celebrations in the video below:

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PFF: 5 lowest-graded Bills players on defense in Week 12

Not their best day:

The Buffalo Bills narrowly lost in overtime to the Philadelphia Eagles, 37-34, in their Week 12 matchup on Sunday afternoon.

The Bills (6-6) had a few players that stood out above the rest on the defensive side. It’s hard to say that the Bills defense did well when they had conceded the most points in a game this season, but this was against a dangerous Philadelphia offense who only have one loss in the 2023 NFL season.

With multiple injuries on the defensive side of the ball, the Bills had their work cut out for them and performed to their best. Ultimately could not keep the Eagles out of the end zone in overtime.

Leading to poor play down the stretch late was subpar play from some members of the defense. These players will need to elevate their game in the future, according to Pro Football Focus.

Here are the five lowest-graded Bills players on defense against the Eagles (10-1) according to PFF’s metrics: