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The Buffalo Bills face a crucial offseason in the coming months as they aim to build on a promising season where they won the AFC East and were a mere seconds away from a second consecutive trip to the AFC Championship game. For Bills general manager Brandon Beane, he has a number of dilemmas to […]

Josh Allen and Gabriel Davis putting up insane playoff performances weren’t though to get the Buffalo Bills to the AFC Championship Game. The Kanas City Chiefs got the best of them by a score of 42-36. The Bills lost in overtime after their defense got marched all over by Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs offense. […]

Even though Josh Allen had a stellar career at Wyoming, his draft stock was all over the place. However, Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane took a chance and traded up to select him with the No. 7 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. That moved seemed to work out, as Allen has shown […]

On September 16, 2018, the Buffalo Bills were facing off with the Los Angeles Chargers. At halftime, cornerback Vontae Davis made a pretty startling announcement: he was retiring. Not after the season or even after the game — right then and there. Obviously, this was pretty big news. Davis was one of the better cornerbacks […]

The NFL released the 2020 schedule for all 32 teams on Thursday, and the Buffalo Bills were discovered to have four primetime games. Following the release of the schedules, Bills GM Brandon Beane views the team getting four primetime games as a sign of respect. “Yeah, four is a lot,” Beane said on NFL Network. […]

The Bills and Giants met in Super Bowl XXV. Now their GMs are in the news. Brandon Beane believes former boss Dave Gettleman is all about smokescreens. The Buffalo Bills general manager said Gettleman (the GM of the New York Giants) is far smarter than the media and public give him credit for, adding Gettleman […]

Before Antonio Brown was traded from the Pittsburgh Steelers to the Las Vegas Raiders last offseason, there was actually a trade in place for him to go to the Buffalo Bills. Just a year after the trade fell through, Buffalo’s general manager, Brandon Beane, discussed the failed trade involving Brown (from the Pardon My Take […]

The Buffalo Bills could look to add a running back in the 2020 NFL Draft despite Devin Singletary entering his second season with the team. While speaking about the possibility of selecting a running back, Brandon Beane, the GM of the Bills, praised Singletary and called him “unselfish.” “I think Devin can do either or. […]

Former Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Stefon Diggs is now a member of the Buffalo Bills. Not only that, but the Bills gave up quite a bit to receive the services of Diggs from the aforementioned Vikings as Buffalo sent a massive haul of future NFL Draft picks back to Minnesota. One thing is for certain, […]

The Buffalo Bills have a new top wide receiver in veteran wideout Stefon Diggs, who left the Minnesota Vikings in a trade that, in hindsight, was a long time coming despite the initial, sudden reaction for the split between player and franchise. Bills general manager Brandon Beane, nonetheless, told the media on Monday he knows […]

The Buffalo Bills have spent the past two decades combatting Tom Brady’s presence on the New England Patriots, which has obviously made postseason appearances difficult. But even with Brady gone, Bills general manager Brandon Beane believes the Patriots to be the team to beat in the AFC East. “Candidly, I did not expect Tom to […]

Brandon Beane, the general manager of the Buffalo Bills, understands that the team has to utilize their cap space correctly in the coming seasons. While making an appearance on WGR-550 AM, a local radio show in Buffalo, Beane spoke about the possibility of extending Tre’Davious White. “We definitely evaluate all of our upcoming guys that […]

The Carolina Panthers and Greg Olsen decided it was best to part ways, and it didn’t take long for Olsen to begin looking elsewhere to play next season. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, Olsen is set to visit with the Washington Redskins and Buffalo Bills. Former Panthers’ TE Greg Olsen will visit the Bills […]

The Buffalo Bills have already received an answer on what Lorenzo Alexander plans to do moving forward but are awaiting a resolution from another could-be-retired-player. Less than a week after Buffalo was eliminated from the postseason, the Bills are still undecided about running back Frank Gore’s future with the franchise. “To where he goes next, […]

Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane said the team deserves to be happy with making the playoffs but made it very clear the team still has a lot of work to do. The Bills can still win the AFC East by winning out and the Patriots losing out. “We still have work to do, but […]

The Buffalo Bills released LeSean McCoy this past Saturday, and not long after the Bills parted ways with the running back, he signed with the Kansas City Chiefs. After McCoy’s change in address, Buffalo general manager Brandon Beane was very complimentary of his now former halfback. “I mean he’s probably a Hall of Fame player, […]

The Buffalo Bills made what many consider to be a shocking move on cutdown day, Saturday. They released veteran running back LeSean McCoy. Per Matthew Fairburn in The Athletic, Bills’ general manager Brandon Beane explains why they made the move. “Well, first of all, we believe in LeSean and still believe he can play. You […]

Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy did not exactly have a banner year in 2018, rushing for just 514 yards and three touchdowns while averaging a meager 3.2 yards per carry. However, Bills general manager Brandon Beane thinks McCoy still has something left in the tank: “I think LeSean still can play,” said Beane, according […]

The Buffalo Bills are going to hold some joint training camp practices with the Carolina Panthers, and they’re looking forward to it. It can get pretty hot at Carolina’s facility during the summer, and that’s exactly what they want. Speaking to the media recently, Bills general manager Brandon Beane said he thinks the hot practices […]

Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane was impressed with the film he saw on first-round pick Ed Oliver and he is very excited that he is on their squad. Oliver was a standout with the Houston Cougars racking up 13.5 sacks and 192 tackles in three years but his stats could have been even more […]

Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane feels his team is stacked from top to bottom. More specifically, Beane told WKBW Bills beat reporter Joe Buscaglia on April 15 the team has no glaring holes. #Bills GM Brandon Beane: I don't feel like we have a glaring hole on the roster. Not saying that we don't […]

Shortly before Antonio Brown was traded to the Oakland Raiders, there was a report that the Pittsburgh Steelers had reached a deal to send the disgruntled wide receiver to the Buffalo Bills, but, at the last minute, the deal fell apart because Brown did not want to go to Buffalo. However, Bills general manager Brandon […]

Brandon Beane, the Buffalo Bills general manager, knows that his team has “a lot of work to do” before it can be considered a serious contender in the future. In an open letter penned to the Buffalo News, Beane said that his main focus was to keep the loyal fans of the team happy. “The […]

A clean slate—that’s what Buffalo Bills quarterback Nathan Peterman is taking into the new season and somebody important has taken notice. General manager Brandon Beane is that man and he’s not afraid to let everybody know, via Matthew Fairburn of The Athletic. “That’s why I love football … it’s not how hard you get knocked down, it’s […]

It has been a rough offseason for Buffalo Bills wide receiver Zay Jones, to say the least. As a result, it seems he will be the low man on the totem pole once again. Jones managed to start in 10 games during the 2017 NFL season. According to Ryan Talbot of NYup.com, general manager Brandon Beane […]

The Buffalo Bills have put in place potentially their next franchise cornerstone quarterback with the selection of former Wyoming quarterback Josh Allen with the seventh overall pick. It has placed him a spot where there is a tremendous level of expectations laid before him. However, there have been questions of whether he can take steps […]

The 2018 NFL Draft came with its usual twists and turns as teams were clamoring to take one of the many quality quarterback prospects. Among them were the Buffalo Bills, who completed a trade with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to move up and take former Wyoming quarterback Josh Allen. However, general manager Brandon Beane admits that things did not […]

The Buffalo Bills had to climb up in the NFL Draft to select quarterback Josh Allen. But instead of anointing him as their starter right off the bat, the Bills expect the rookie to climb up the team’s depth chart if he wants the job. According to Bills general manager Brandon Beane (per WGR 500 […]

The Buffalo Bills were finally able to address their dire need under center with the selection of Wyoming quarterback Josh Allen with the seventh overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. As a result, the Bills now have a full-fledged quarterback competition on their hands. Allen was seen by many as the most talented gunslinger at […]

Star wideout Dez Bryant remains on the free-agent market weeks after his release from the Dallas Cowboys. He reportedly rejected a multi-year offer from the Baltimore Ravens, who then turned their attention to signing Willie Snead. The Buffalo Bills have also been linked as a potential landing spot for Bryant. However, Bills GM Brandon Beane […]

The Buffalo Bills have been one of the teams that have been tagged as the most likely candidates to trade up in the NFL Draft. Given their war chest of draft assets coupled with their glaring need for a long-term answer at quarterback, it makes sense for them to think about going up from No. […]

If there’s a team that’s perfectly positioned to make a move in the upcoming NFL draft, it’s the Buffalo Bills. The Bills have a war chest of picks at their disposal which they could use to trade up, as well as a need for a franchise-caliber quarterback. However, general manager Brandon Beane maintains that he […]