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Front Office Report (Last Updated on December 27, 2008)
Welcome to our 2008 edition of our exclusive Front Office Section! This page will keep you updated on all the moves by the front office! Included is a look at the 2008 free agents and what we think the team will do with them. This will be the one page to look at all roster and front office moves made during the calendar year. We will also have a list of all 2008 player contract signings, restructurings, & extensions as well as the details behind them as they become available! Check out our 2008 salary cap page. It has the latest cap figures of key players. It also gives you a ballpark figure of the Bills cap shape as well as the cash to the cap values. We will update this page constantly throughout the off season. You can also take a look back at all the 2007 moves and contract details as well.
Drafted Players CB Leodis McKelvin - 1st Round Pick; signed 7/26 WR James Hardy - 2nd Round Pick; signed 7/25 DE Chris Ellis - 3rd Round Pick; Signed 7/24 CB Reggie Corner - 4th Round Pick; Signed 6/12 TE Derek Fine - 4th Round Pick; Signed 6/25 RB Xavier Omon - 6th Round Pick; Signed 7/24 OT Demetrius Bell - 7th Round Pick; Signed 7/2 WR Steve Johnson - 7th Round Pick; Signed 7/8
Undrafted Free Agents RB Bruce Hall - Signed off practice squad - 12/27 TE Jonathan Stupar - Signed off practice squad - 11/28
Acquired By Trade DT Marcus Stroud - Acquired from Jacksonville - 3/1 for 3rd and 5th round picks
NFL Free Agent Players DL Corey Mace - Signed off practice squad 12/6 DB Dustin Fox - Signed off practice squad 11/21 LB Teddy Lehman - Signed 11/7 LB Marcus Buggs - Activated off practice squad 10/22 FB Corey McIntyre - Signed 9/30 LB Blake Costanzo- Released 8/30; Re-signed 9/5 DT Spencer Johnson - Signed - 3/1 LB Kawika Mitchell - Signed - 2/29 S Jon Corto - Signed to future's contract - 1/3
2008 Practice Squad LB Vince Hall - Added - 12/10 WR Mike Jefferson - Added - 11/26 DE Marcus Smith - Added - 10/22 OL Chris Denman - Added - 9/8 OL Brandon Rodd - Added - 9/2 WR C.J. Hawthorne - Added - 9/1 WR Felton Huggins - Added - 8/31
Coaching Staff/Administration Defensive Quality Control Coach Adrian White - Hired 2/11 Offensive Quality Control Coach Nathaniel Hackett - Hired 1/28 Offensive Coordinator Turk Schonert - Promoted 1/16 QB Coach Alex Van Pelt - Promoted 1/16 OL Coach Sean Kugler - Promoted 1/16 Running Game Coordinator Eric Studesville - Promoted 1/16 Chief Operating Officer Russ Brandon - Promoted 1/12 VP of Pro Personnel John Guy - Promoted 1/12 VP of College Scouting Tom Modrak - Promoted 1/12
Players FB Darian Barnes - Signed 1/17; Released 9/30 OT Matt Murphy - Released 9/13 OT Patrick Estes - Released 8/30 OL Christian Gaddis - Released 8/30 RB Dwayne Wright - Released 8/30 DT Jason Jefferson - Signed tender 3/26; released 8/30 CB Dustin Fox - Signed tender 3/26; released 8/30 DE Corey Mace - Signed tender 4/3; released 8/30 TE Tim Massaquoi - Signed tender 4/3; released 8/30 WR Scott Mayle - Signed tender 3/26; released 8/30 OL Dustin Dickinson - Signed - 8/21; released 8/30 LB Marcus Buggs- Signed 5/2; released 8/30 LB Jon Banks - Signed 5/2; released 8/30 OG Robert Felton - Signed 5/2; released 8/30 DT Teraz McCray - Signed 5/2; released 8/30 DE Derrick Jones - Signed - 8/7; released 8/30 LB Donnie Spragan - Signed - 8/2; released 8/30 CB William James - Signed - 3/18; released 8/30 TE Courtney Anderson - Signed - 3/10; released 8/30 FB Jonathan Evans - Signed - 1/3; released 8/30 WR Felton Huggins - Signed - 1/3; released 8/30 OL Nevin McCaskill - Signed - 1/3; released 8/30 P D.J. Fitzpatrick - Signed - 2/26; Released 8/26 WR C.J. Hawthorne - Signed - 8/4; Released 8/26 DE Shaun Nua - Signed 1/3; Released 8/26 CB Kennard Cox - 7th Round Pick; Signed 5/30; Released 8/26 WR Jason Jones - Signed 5/2; Released 8/21 FB Mike Viti - Signed 4/29; Released 7/2 TE Teyo Johnson - Released - 6/12 QB Luke Drone - Released - 6/12 TE Kevin Everett - Placed on Waived/Failed Physical list 5/12 WR Chris Denney - Placed on Waived/Failed Physical list 5/12 LB Joe Brockington - Signed 5/2; Released 5/6 CB Jason Webster - Signed with New England - 3/4 LB Leon Joe - Signed with Tampa - 3/4 WR Sam Aiken - Signed with New England - 3/3 TE Michael Gaines - Signed with Detroit - 3/3 DT Larry Tripplett - Released - 2/29; Signed with Seattle 4/30 CB Kiwaukee Thomas - Released - 2/28 RB Anthony Thomas - Released - 2/27 LB Coy Wire - Released - 2/27 DB Jerametrius Butler - Released - 2/27 G Aaron Merz - Released - 2/27 WR Peerless Price - Released - 2/14 DB E.J. Underwood - Released - 2/14 LB Kevin Harrison - Released - 2/14
Coaching Staff/Administration OL Coach Jim McNally - Retired 1/8 Offensive Coordinator Steve Fairchild - Took HC job at Colorado St. 1/1
WR James Hardy - Injured reserve list - 12/27 DE Aaron Schobel - Injured reserve list - 12/10 DE Chris Ellis - Injured reserve list - 12/6 DT John McCargo - Injured reserve list - 11/28 LB Marcus Buggs - Injured reserve list - 11/21 CB Ashton Youboty - Injured reserve list - 11/7 LB John DiGiorgio - Injured reserve list - 10/22 LB Angelo Crowell - Injured reserve list - 9/4 QB Matt Baker - Placed on waived/injured list - 8/26 LB Alvin Bowen - Injured reserve list 8/7
Here is where we will list contract details that we obtained through various media outlets. It is an approximation since the Bills do not release contract details. We will list all new contracts, restructured deals and extensions that happen in the 2008 calendar year. Some players may be asked to restructure their contracts which would convert base salaries into signing bonuses to save cap money. This practice usually puts teams in a bad cap situation in future years so it isn't likely this off season since the team is in good cap shape.
WR Lee Evans - 4 yrs. for $37.25M $18.25M guaranteed. CB Leodis McKelvin - 5 yrs. worth up to $19.4M. $12.6M guaranteed. OG Brad Butler - 3 yr. extension worth $8.8M of new money. Base $945,000 (2008); $1M (2009); $1.55M (2010-12). DT Spencer Johnson- 5 yrs. $17.5M. $6M guaranteed. LB Kawika Mitchell - 5 yrs. $17.5M. $5M guaranteed.
CB Leodis McKelvin - 1st Round Pick;