Bills still interested in Levi Jones?

Bengals Cut Levi Jones
Posted by Mike Florio on May 6, 2009, 12:17 p.m. EDT

The Cincinnati Bengals have released veteran left tackle Levi Jones. The team announced the move earlier today.

Jones was a first-round pick in 2002, and he quickly became a fixture on the left side of the line.

Signed through 2012, Jones was due to earn a base salary of $3 million this year. (Frankly, it’s a reasonable amount for a guy who by all appearances can still play.)

The Bengals reportedly informed Jones after picking Smith that the team would try to trade Jones before cutting him. They found no suitors.

Now that Jones is on the market, look for the Bills to make a run at him, given that Buffalo traded left tackle Jason Peters and didn’t replace him with either of their first-round draft picks.

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If we could get him at a discount price I would be all for it.

by 12thmanfan on May 6, 2009 12:51 PM EDT reply actions

if was only due to make 3 million this year i would be ok w/ paying him that..

by Shovel51 on May 6, 2009 12:58 PM EDT reply actions

I sincerely doubt it.

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by Brian Galliford on May 6, 2009 1:11 PM EDT reply actions

I tend to agree. It seems OBD is pretty set with the personnel they have (or have already brought in). They may juggle around who plays where (or who eventually starts), but they don’t seem interested in bringing in any more new faces at that position.

Also, I have to wonder how much Jones has lost if no one was interested in a trade and the Bengals were willing to cut him outright, when he didn’t seem due to make all that much money, relatively speaking.

by thefourwinds on May 6, 2009 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions

I kind of doubt it too, but a one-year contract on-the-cheap, might not be a bad deal. Let him and walker battle it out. Loser gets benched/released. What would the Bills have to lose, but a little money.

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by Jason from OH-IO on May 6, 2009 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions

I like the idea

You remember when he faught Joey Porter?

Just imagine a guy who is going to do everything in his path to lay a smackdown on OLB’s

I like the idea. But ultimately, that means that Levitre will be a backup

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by NCbillsfan12 on May 6, 2009 1:28 PM EDT reply actions

Another Question We have to ask is

Is he athletic enough to keep up with the No-huddle

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by NCbillsfan12 on May 6, 2009 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions

Langston Walker = not athletic.

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by Jason from OH-IO on May 6, 2009 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions

THis is just Florio saying that we should go after him

Not him saying that OBD is interested. Florio is just another “expert” who can’t get over the fact that we didn’t draft an OT to replace Peters. Just because we don’t have an LT of the quality of Peters on our team does not mean that we need to sign the first available LT that comes along.

Theres a reason why the Bengals have drafted an OT and theres a reason why they released Jones: he is no longer the LT that he used to be. He would not be better then Langston is for us, nor as consistant as as Walker. I would pass on him, and I hope that OBD does to.

by CanadianBillsFan on May 6, 2009 1:50 PM EDT reply actions

agree/disagree

I agree… Florio is purely speculating, trying to match the dots. We have no LT and Levi Jones is/was a left tackle.

I don’t think you can say Levi Jones is no better than Walker. I think he is worth bring in to take a peak at and see how much he has lost. What do we have to lose. If he looks great (and healthy) offer him a one-year deal and let him battle it out with Walker for the LT spot. If he can’t outshine walker than cut your losses and release him, or at worst put him on the bench to fill in for any injuries at tackle. Right now I would say we are a little deep on tackle (especially) LT depth.

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by Jason from OH-IO on May 6, 2009 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions

I'd rather get a defensive tackle in here.

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by BillsNYC on May 6, 2009 1:50 PM EDT reply actions

I think there would have to be almost zero interest in Jones to the point where teams are only offering him one year deals with no gauranteed money for Buffalo to consider him.

by kaisertown on May 6, 2009 1:51 PM EDT reply actions