Bills Tender Paul Posluszny, Donte Whitner, Others
by Brian Galliford on Mar 1, 2011 2:00 PM EST
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PrintLast Thursday, NFL teams began tendering offers to restricted free agents under current league rules as a way to hedge their bets should the rules not change when a new labor deal is reached. Yesterday, we highlighted Buffalo Bills free agents - with the help of Chris Brown at BuffaloBills.com - with four and five years of accrued experience that fell into that "gray area" between restricted and unrestricted, pending the labor deal.
Today, the Bills announced that they'd hedged their bets with three of those players, tendering RFA offers to linebacker Paul Posluszny, safety Donte Whitner and tight end Scott Chandler.
If league rules don't change (which is perceived as very unlikely), Buffalo will have first right of refusal if any of these players sign deals once free agency begins. If league rules revert back to the point where players with four years of experience are unrestricted, these offers will be meaningless. Of the four- and five-year guys that were left unprotected, Mansfield Wrotto and George Wilson are the notable names.
BuffaloBills.com also reports that restricted free agents Felton Huggins (wide receiver) and Garrison Sanborn (long snapper) have also been tendered. Regardless of likely new league rules, the Bills will retain exclusive negotiating rights with both of those players, as they have fewer than four years of accrued experience.
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the only thing i can think of is – maybe they have something in works in terms of a new contract with him. sometimes teams don’t tender players in this position to avoid setting themselves back in terms of dialogue with their agent
Maybe we struck a feel with him already?!?
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by RockyTopBill on Mar 1, 2011 2:16 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Is that anything like cop a feel?
Maybe we struck a feel with him already?!?
:-)
The score dictated they pass
by norcaliangelsfan on Mar 1, 2011 2:21 PM EST up reply actions
any idea as to what level if there is a level of tender they recieved?
and is there a price tag that has been established for these tenders?
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The team does not disclose RFA tenders.
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by Brian Galliford on Mar 1, 2011 2:11 PM EST up reply actions
I dont know what I would do if Garrison Sanborn was not in my life........
This much is certain.
The score dictated they pass
by norcaliangelsfan on Mar 1, 2011 2:09 PM EST reply actions
Is this the...
If some other team signs them we get a draft pick, thing?
Lets Go Buff a lo!!!
by bflo on Mar 1, 2011 2:09 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Depending on the tender level, yes.
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by Brian Galliford on Mar 1, 2011 2:11 PM EST up reply actions
Someone sign Donte, please! Former 1st round pick, likely to be a starter. Come on Al Davis, do it!
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by TheAfghanTwilight on Mar 1, 2011 3:06 PM EST up reply actions
He could be tendered at a lower level though................
or he could be tendered at a level that would give the Bills more than 1 pick.
The score dictated they pass
by norcaliangelsfan on Mar 1, 2011 3:09 PM EST up reply actions
I bet it’s somewhere in the middle.
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by TheAfghanTwilight on Mar 1, 2011 3:46 PM EST up reply actions
Why would any player not get tendered? Are they guaranteed a certain minimum salary?
Is there any compensation tied to the players tended or is it just a matter of being able to match an offer from another team?
It’s both re: your latter question.
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by Brian Galliford on Mar 1, 2011 2:11 PM EST up reply actions
the players could be ufa under the new cba when it gets signed and very well could lose said player and the tender would be void
where oh where has aaron maybin gone oh where can he be
was picked so high and not one has seen oh where can maybin be
seriously where the hell is he ?
Donte will most likely be pissed. Paul will probably see it as just business until they negotiate a longe deal.
But no tender to Wilson? That’s a BAD move.
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by CanadianBillsFan on Mar 1, 2011 2:22 PM EST reply actions
rockytopbill.....
I hope rockytopbill (above) assertions are correct and we here about wilson’s signing later on today….
bytheway….thanks rockytopbill for the info…otherwise I’d have the wtf’s.
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So this means
if a team offers them a deal once free agency hits. Buffalo has a week to have a counter deal or they would receive a draft pick. So if Poz was signed to another team Buffalo would receive a 2nd rounder?
A man must except his fate or be destroyed by it
The round of pick that we’d receive would be determined by the tender level, not where Poz was picked. But in general, yes – and that’s only if the new labor deal, whenever it’s completed, keeps current league rules (which only applied to this past year, the final league year under the old CBA) intact.
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by Brian Galliford on Mar 1, 2011 2:37 PM EST up reply actions
This new CBA needs to get done
but thank you for the explanation. I think we really need Poz back I just dont think we can replace him this year in the draft and Free agency with all the needs we have.
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by BillsStampede34 on Mar 1, 2011 2:39 PM EST up reply actions
Scott Chandler
I hope we all get to see what this guy is capable of as a football player. It’s time for the organization to discover the benfits of a tight end. (Yep, I meant to head toward the TWSS.)
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by TheAfghanTwilight on Mar 1, 2011 3:10 PM EST reply actions
I have a feeling he’d be little more than a Kleinsasser type TE. That is to say, an undersized lineman that can kind of catch.
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by NordicBillsfan on Mar 1, 2011 4:27 PM EST up reply actions
Good
At least the Bills are showing that they want 2 of their former high draft choices back or will be compensated if they sign elsewhere. If they are resigned it is 2 less holes to fill. I’m not sure on TE Chandler. Wilson pulled down over 1 million in salary last year, so it is not shocking that he wasn’t tendered. The Bills might play a wait an see game with him and let him test the waters. Is Wilson worth that type of salary, there are a lot of comparable players that could be signed for less.
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He’s a UFA.
The score dictated they pass
by norcaliangelsfan on Mar 1, 2011 3:54 PM EST up reply actions
This could very well be a sly move.
It’s possible we end up with more picks and I think it will also force a guy like Whitner to actually look at what his stock is worth. If someone offers something for him we then have the choice of letting him go keep him. He won’t have much bargaining power at that point.
Good I would hate to miss more "Whats the Word"
with him :-/
The score dictated they pass
by norcaliangelsfan on Mar 1, 2011 5:44 PM EST up reply actions
awesome that wilson got a new deal. and its more than likely that most of this tendering wont mean anything because that 5th year will most likely be lopped off with a new cba. and even if it stood its doubtful the bills would any draft picks out of it because teams rarely pick up RFA’s. they dont like giving up picks and new contracts
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