Buffalo Bills 2022 free-agent rumor, signing, trades, news tracker

It is time! The 2022 free-agent tampering window kicks off at noon Eastern on Monday, March 14th, and the official start of free agency is Wednesday, March 16th, and 4 PM Eastern. We’re here to keep you up to date on all the comings and going of the Buffalo Bills, new and old. In this article, we will track where every Bills free agent visits and signs, as well as all the players whom the Bills bring in for a visit, and where they ultimately sign. You will want to bookmark this post and we will constantly update it through the free-agency period.

All of our preview coverage and offseason information including coach, front office, and player moves can be found here.

Officially Announced Signings

• DE Von Miller (Los Angeles Rams) Signed / Contract details / All-22 Analysis / Injury History
• TE O.J. Howard (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) Signed / Contract Details / All-22 Analysis / Injury History / Insight from Bucs Nation
• OG Rodger Saffold (Tennessee Titans) Signed / Contract Details / All-22 Analysis / Injury History
• DT DaQuan Jones (Carolina Panthers) Signed/ Agreed to terms / Contract Details / All-22 Analysis / Injury History
• DT Tim Settle (Washington Commanders) Signed / Agreed to terms / Contract details / All-22 Analysis / Injury History
• DT Jordan Phillips (Arizona Cardinals) Signed / Agreed to terms / Contract details / All-22 Analysis / Injury History
• LB Marquel Lee (Las Vegas Raiders) Signed / Agreed to terms / Contract details / Injury analysis / All-22 Analysis
• DE Shaq Lawson (New York Jets) Signed / Agreed to terms / “Mutual interest” / Contract details / Injury History / All-22 Analysis
• QB Matt Barkley (Atlanta Falcons) Signed / “Return in the works” / Contract details
• C Greg Mancz (Miami Dolphins) Signed / Agreed to terms / Contract details / Injury History
• WR Jamison Crowder (New York Jets) Agreed to terms / Contract details / All-22 Analysis / Injury History / Insight from Gang Green Nation
• RB Duke Johnson (Miami Dolphins) Agreed to terms / Contract details / Injury History
• OL David Quessenberry (Tennessee Titans) Agreed to terms / Contract details / Injury History / All-22 Analysis
• PR/WR Tavon Austin (Jacksonville Jaguars) Signed / Contract Details / Injury History

Trades

• QB Case Keenum (Cleveland Browns) Traded for / Injury History / [Contract details still unavailable] / All-22 Analysis / Insight from Daily Norseman

Buffalo Bills re-signed

• WR Isaiah McKenzie Signed / Contract details / Contract projection / All-22 Analysis
• WR Jake Kumerow Signed / Contract details
• CB Siran Neal Signed / Contract details
• LB Tyrel Dodson Signed / Contract details / All-22 Analysis
• RB Taiwan Jones Signed / Contract projection
• OG Ike Boettger Signed / Contract projection / All-22 Analysis
• OG Ryan Bates (RFA) Contract details / Bills match Bears’ offer / Signing with Bears, Bills can match / Visiting Vikings, Patriots, Bears / Tendered / Will tender / Contract projection / All-22 Analysis
• OT Bobby Hart Signed

Other Bills moves

• P Matt Haack Agrees to pay cut / 2021 Review / GM Beane has signaled need for new punter
• C Mitch Morse Agrees to contract extension / Contract details
• S Micah Hyde Agrees to contract restructure / Contract details
• LB Matt Milano Agrees to contract restructure / Contract details
• WR Stefon Diggs Agrees to contract extension / Contract details / Contract projection

Rumored interest

• TE Rob Gronkowski (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) “Interest”

Rumored interest, signed elsewhere

• DE Chandler Jones (Arizona Cardinals) Signed with Raiders / “Interest”
• TE Evan Engram (New York Giants) Signed with Jaguars / “Top suitor”
• RB J.D. McKissic (Washington Commanders) Re-signing with Commanders / Agreed to terms / What happened with McKissic?
• LB Alex Singleton (Philadelphia Eagles) Signed with Broncos / “Preliminary Inquiry”
• DE Danielle Hunter (Minnesota Vikings) Staying with Vikings / “In the mix”
• CB Patrick Peterson (Minnesota Vikings) Re-signed with Vikings / “Showed interest”
• CB Stephon Gilmore (Carolina Panthers) Signed with Colts / “Showed interest”
• WR Jarvis Landry (Cleveland Browns) Signed with Saints / “Watch the Bills”

Bills 2022 Free Agents

Signed Elsewhere

• DT Harrison Phillips Signing with Vikings / Injury Analysis / All-22 Analysis
• QB Mitch Trubisky Signing with Steelers / Contract projection / All-22 Analysis
• OG Jon Feliciano Signing with Giants / Released / All-22 Analysis
• CB Levi Wallace Signing with Steelers / Contract Projection / All-22 Analysis
• RB Matt Breida Signing with Giants / Contract projection / All-22 Analysis
• DT Vernon Butler Signing with Raiders / Contract projection
• DE Efe Obada Signing with Commanders / Contract projection / All-22 Analysis
• DE Mario Addison Signing with Texans / Contract projection / All-22 Analysis
• DE Jerry Hughes Signed with Texans / Contract projection / All-22 Analysis

Still Available

• WR Cole Beasley Released / Has permission to seek trade / All-22 Analysis
• LB A.J. Klein Released / All-22 Analysis
• DT Star Lotulelei Released
• WR Emmanuel Sanders Hints at retirement / All-22 Analysis
• OG Daryl Williams Released
• DT Justin Zimmer (RFA) Not tendered / Contract projection

Reserve/Future signings

• DT Brandin Bryant
• G Jacob Capra
• WR Tanner Gentry
• LB Joe Giles-Harris
• DB Tim Harris
• WR Isaiah Hodgins
• DE MIke Love
• DB Nick McCloud
• TE Quintin Morris
• DB Josh Thomas
• CB Olaijah Griffin
• DT Eli Ankou

2022 NFL Free Agent Lists

• Offensive guards (Updated March 25th)
• Running Back
• Center
• Tight End
• Backup QB
• Outside wide receiver
• Slot receivers
• Edge rushers
• 3-tech Defensive tackle
• Linebacker
• Cornerback
• Punter

Projected Depth Chart

Buffalo Bills Remaining Offseason Needs

(According to Matt Warren)

• Starting OG Ryan Bates (RFA)
• CB2 competition Kaiir Elam
• Starting OG Rodger Saffold
• Starting 1-Tech DT Daquan Jones/Tim Settle
• Rotational DE Von Miller, Shaq Lawson
• Backup 3-Tech DT Jordan Phillips
• Backup QB Case Keenum
• Swing tackle David Quessenberry
• Backup outside WR Jamison Crowder
• Slot WR Jamison Crowder
• Punter/holder Matt Araiza
• Backup TE O.J. Howard
• Outside WR depth Khalil Shakir (inside/outside)
• Backup C Greg Mancz
• Backup RB Duke Johnson, James Cook
• Depth LB Terrel Bernard
• Offensive line depth Ike Boettger/Bobby Hart
• Defensive line depth Daquan Jones/Tim Settle/Shaq Lawson/Jordan Phillips

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The Bills are already favorites to win the 2023 Super Bowl thanks to the trades that have taken place during the run up to free agency. How is all of that going to change during free agency? Head over the DraftKings SportsBook to find out.

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Podcasts

• BBR: Discussing Von Miller’s impact in Buffalo May 29
• Q&A: Is a vet CB on the way after the Draft? May 3
• Hump Day Hotline: Is the roster draft-ready? Apr 13
• Q&A: Free agent cornerbacks to consider Apr 12
• Hump Day Hotline: Allen to Diggs for six (more years) Apr 6
• Q&A: Remaining free agency needs Apr 5
• CTW: Rick Bates is back! Apr 4
• Jamie D & Big Newt: Fun offseason so far Mar 31
• Q&A: Ryan Bates staying in Buffalo, Diggs contract Mar 29
• Overreaction: Best of what’s left Mar 27 PM
• Billieve: Still work to do Mar 27 AM
• Food for Thought: Conflicting feelings Mar 25
• Bruce Exclusive: If at first you don’t succeed Mar 24
• Hump Day Hotline: Holy Hill, Batman! Mar 23
• NABP: Has free agency ever been this exciting? Mar 23
• Q&A: How much cap space do the Bills have left? Mar 22
• CTW: Celebrating the first week of free agency Mar 22
• Overreaction: First week of free agency Mar 20 PM
• Food For Thought: Dan Fetes joins to talk about seconds Mar 18 PM
• NABP: Von Miller & O.J. Howard interrupted our podcast Mar 17
• The Bruce Exclusive: Going, going, Von! Mar 16 PM
• Jamie D & Big Newt: Re-shaping the Bills roster Mar 16
• Q&A: Recapping Day 1 of tampering, Bills’ run up to free agency Mar 15
• Off Tackle with John Fina: Free agency special with Matt Parrino Mar 14 PM
• CTW: Isaiah McKenzie re-signs, more Bills free agency Mar 14 AM
• Overreaction Show: Free agency preview Mar 13
• Billieve: Previewing free agency Mar 13
• The Bruce Exclusive: Principles of roster-building Mar 11
• Q&A: Gronk the free agent Mar 8
• Billieve: Offseason needs, re-signing Harrison Phillips Mar 7
• CTW: Bills needs, Cole Beasley’s trade request Mar 7
• NABP: Three UFAs the Bills must re-sign Mar 2
• Q&A: Trading for DK Metcalf, Christian McCaffrey Mar 1
• BBR: Should Bills sign Ryan Fitzpatrick? Feb 27
• BBR: Isaiah McKenzie contract projections vary greatly Feb 22
• BBR: Is DE the Bills’ biggest need? Feb 15
• NABP: Dream QB2 in 2022? Feb 10
• Q&A: CB2 & Levi Wallace Feb 8
• BBR: What will it take to re-sign Phillips, Hughes, and Addison? Feb 8
• BBR: Levi Wallace in line for a big pay day Jan 31

General information

• Matt Warren’s offseason plan Feb 28
• Bills don’t use franchise tag in 2022
• Ranking the offensive needs
• Ranking the defensive needs
• What are void years and how do they work?
• Bills links, 3/17: Reacting to the Von Miller signing
• Bills links, 3/20: Bills trade for Case Keenum
• Bills links, 3/23: Bills add Crowder, Johnson
• Bills links, 3/26: Bills have void at CB
• Two premier defensive free agents reached out to the Bills at the Combine
• Top remaining free agents for the Bills Mar 19
• AFC East roundup: Week 1 of free agency Mar 22
• Bills can create cap space Mar 23
• How much cap space do the Bills have left? March 31
• Which Bills free agents remain unsigned? Apr 3
• Where have the Bills free agents landed? Apr 3
• Bills open up significant cap space with Diggs extension Apr 9
• It’s rare for Bills to extend players with two years left on their deal
• Bills still have contract restructures coming Jun 1