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Buffalo Bills GM Brandon Beane had a very active week, moving swiftly to shore up vacancies left by departing free agents and address needs in the team’s roster.
With six defensive linemen on expiring deals, it stood to reason there might be some new talent added to the trenches, especially as that’s a focal point of GM Brandon Beane’s strategy and approach in building a competitive team.
One of those exact types of moves that came this week included adding 24-year-old defensive tackle Tim Settle.
Settle joins the Bills interior line after spending his first four years in the NFL with Washington, inking a two-year agreement that features up to $800k in sack incentives. He’s even thought by some to be the biggest steal of free agency.
During his first day of media availability, he was asked why he chose to come to Buffalo. His response was right to the point.
“Why not Buffalo?” Settle said while addressing the press.
“The atmosphere, just who this team is, the energy they bring. Their family is welcoming, I feel like when it came down to picking a decision it was kind of real easy just seeing what this team does every year, who they have, and what they’re capable of,” he added.
The versatile young DT was excited to join the Bills and enthusiastic about playing alongside his new teammate in Buffalo, defensive tackle Ed Oliver.
“I like his energy, he brings it, he’s going to give it his all, I know that. And we gone get to the quarterback.”
His excitement during his introductory press conference sparked a wave of favorable responses on social media as well.
I think #BillsMafia is going to like Tim Settle. pic.twitter.com/5HoJMBrLtZ
— Nick Veronica (@NickVeronica) March 17, 2022
He also shared what the perception of Buffalo is as a team to players around the league. “It looks like they want to win, and everybody looks like they want to win. They play like they want to win, you can tell every week they want to win. It’s a winning culture here, that’s what we want to be a part of. From the bottom to the top, they want to win.”
A college teammate of Tremaine Edmunds at Virginia Tech, Settle seems like he’ll be a solid fit both on and off the field for the Bills with their defensive group and fanbase.
“I definitely talked to Tremaine,” he said. “We already have a connection, I know how he plays and he knows how I play, everything should feel perfectly fine. Everything should feel like it’s normal. It’s definitely going to feel good being able to play with him again.”
As he walked off the podium, he had one final thing to say to the press and to Bills fans.
“Y’all gonna love me!
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