Once the hysteria died down after the Buffalo Bills trimmed their roster to 53 players last Saturday, it was expected that at least a few of the Bills’ cuts would sign with other teams. However, with the waiver period passed and a couple more days subsequently gone, none of the Bills’ cuts have been signed to another team’s roster.
Looking at that initial cut list, it’s pretty clear that there weren’t many must-have players jettisoned from the roster. Only defensive end Max Valles even signed with another team’s practice squad, as he returned to the team that initially drafted him in the sixth round of the 2015 NFL Draft, the Oakland Raiders. Players like Brandon Reilly and Jonathan Williams, both of whom made strong impressions throughout the preseason for Buffalo, went unclaimed upon their release, as well, with Reilly joining the Bills’ practice squad almost immediately after clearing waivers. Williams signed with the Denver Broncos on their practice squad. The only player cut by the Buffalo Bills who appears on a 53-man roster is Colt Anderson, who was cut by the team when Joe Webb signed. He re-signed with the team almost immediately.
This seems to indicate that Sean McDermott and Brandon Beane decided to cut the right players on Saturday. As the season progresses, it will be interesting to see how many of these now-former Bills find a home on an NFL roster.