Chris Hogan, Corbin Bryant, Justin Brown tendered by Buffalo Bills

The Buffalo Bills have four exclusive rights free agents on their roster heading into 2015 NFL free agency. On Thursday, the team tendered offers to three of them: wide receivers Chris Hogan and Justin Brown, and defensive lineman Corbin Bryant. The fourth, kickoff specialist Jordan Gay, did not receive a tender offer.

Hogan is by far the most notable name on that list, as he spent the majority of the 2014 season as the team's No. 3 receiver. He was a favorite target of departed quarterback Kyle Orton, catching 41 passes for 509 yards and four touchdowns last season. Hogan is also one of the team's most-used players on special teams, which adds to his value.

Bryant was also a fairly major contributor for the Bills last season, working in regularly as a reserve defensive tackle and also serving as a lead blocker on the team's kick return unit. He will return in 2015 to compete for a depth spot yet again; it'd be the same role he has now held for two seasons in Buffalo.

Brown is a 6'3" project receiver, formerly of the Pittsburgh Steelers, that the Bills claimed on waivers in early February. We talked about him here when that happened, if you're looking for a bit more background info.

If the Bills want to retain the exclusive negotiating rights to Gay, they can, as they have until 4:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 10 to extend these offers. Gay enjoyed a solid season as the Bills' kickoff specialist in 2014, even as fans debated on a daily basis the necessity of employing a kickoff specialist to begin with. If the Bills don't make an effort to keep Gay around, that might give us some insight into how Rex Ryan views the position.