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Front Office Report (Last Updated on December 28, 2011)
Welcome to our 2011 edition of our exclusive Front Office Section! This page kept you updated on all the moves by the front office in 2011! This will be the one page to look at for all roster and front office moves made during the year. We also have a list of 2011 player contract signings, restructurings, & extensions as well as the details behind them as they become available! You can also take a look back at all the 2010 moves and contract details as well as previous years.
Drafted Players DT Marcell Dareus - 1st Round Pick; Signed 7/29 CB Aaron Williams - 2nd Round Pick; Signed 7/29 ILB Kelvin Sheppard - 3rd Round Pick; Signed 7/30 S Da'Norris Searcy - 4th Round Pick; Signed 7/29 OT Chris Hairston - 4th Round Pick; Signed 7/28 RB Johnny White - 5th Round Pick; Signed 7/29 ILB Chris White - 6th Round Pick; Signed 7/29 CB Justin Rogers - 7th Round Pick; Signed 7/29 DT Michael Jasper - 7th Round Pick; Signed 7/28
Undrafted Free Agents WR Kamar Aiken - Signed off of practice squad 11/22 DB Joshua Nesbitt - Signed off of practice squad 11/15
Claimed Off Of Waivers RB Tashard Choice - Claimed off of waivers from Redskins 11/23 OL Sam Young - Claimed off of waivers from Cowboys 9/6 TE Lee Smith - Claimed off of waivers from Patriots 9/4
NFL Free Agent Players K Brandon Coutu - Signed - 12/28 DT Michael Jasper - Added off of practice squad - 12/27 TE Kevin Brock - Activated off of practice squad - 12/20 DE Jarron Gilbert - Signed - 12/17 TE Fendi Onobun - Signed - 12/9 DL Lionel Dotson - Activated off of practice squad - 11/30 WR Derek Hagan - Signed 11/22 DE Kyle Moore - Signed 11/15 K Dave Rayner - Signed 11/8 TE Mike Caussin - Activated off of the practice squad 11/7 WR Naaman Roosevelt - Signed off practice squad 9/20 CB Reggie Corner - Released 9/3; Re-signed 9/14 WR Ruvell Martin - Signed - 8/24; Released 9/6; Re-signed 9/13 LB Kirk Morrison Signed - 8/24 RB Bruce Hall Signed - 8/5 LB Nick Barnett Signed with Bills - 7/31 WR Brad Smith Signed with Bills - 7/28 QB Tyler Thigpen Signed with Bills - 7/26
2011 Practice Squad WR David Gilreath - Added - 12/27 OL Jake Vermiglio - Added - 12/27 LB Robert Eddins - Added - 11/30 DB Prince Miller - Signed to practice squad 11/22 G Keith Williams - Re-signed to practice squad 11/22 WR Tim Toone - Re-signed to practice squad 11/15 DT Jay Ross - Added 10/24 CB Doyle Miller - Added - 9/6
Coaching Staff/Administration Dir. of College Scouting Chuck Cook - Hired 5/11 Dir. of Pro Personnel Tom Gibbons - Hired 5/11 Asst. GM/Dir. of Player Personnel Doug Whaley - Promoted 5/6 Asst. Head Coach/ILB coach Dave Wannstedt - Hired 1/19
Players LB Antonio Coleman - Released 12/17 S Mana Silva - Signed by Dallas off of practice squad 12/13 WR Felton Huggins - Waived off on injured reserve 12/9 OT Thomas Welch - Signed by St. Louis off of practice squad 11/22 OL Ed Wang - Waived off of injured reserve 11/8 CB Terrence Wheatley - Released 11/7 CB Brandon Bing - Released from practice squad 10/11 TE David Martin - Released - 9/27 LB Robert Eddins - Reached an injury settlement - 9/20 QB Levi Brown - Released from practice squad 9/13 C Michael Switzer - Released from practice squad - 9/7 TE Zack Pianalto - Signed - 7/28; Released 9/3 C Geoff Hangartner - Released 9/3 OG Cordaro Howard - Released 9/3 WR Craig Davis - Released 9/3 FB Jehuu Caulcrick - Released 9/3 TE Shawn Nelson - Released 9/3 OL Mansfield Wrotto - Released 9/3 S Jon Corto - Placed on waived/injured list 9/3. OT Ed Wang - Placed on waived/injured list 9/3. OL Jason Watkins Signed - 1/4; released 9/3 LB Jammie Kirlew Signed - 1/4; released 9/3 ILB Brandon Hicks - Signed - 7/28; released 9/3 DE T.J. Langley - Signed - 7/28; released 9/3 LS Danny Aiken - Signed - 7/28; released 9/3 SS Sidney Glover - Signed - 7/28; released 9/3 ILB Brad Jefferson - Signed - 7/28; Released 8/30 WR Paul Hubbard - Released 8/28 CB Lloyd Means- Signed - 7/28; Released 8/28 P Reid Forrest - Signed - 7/28; Released 8/28 OT Isaiah Thompson - Signed - 7/28; Released 8/28 S Rajric Coleman - Signed - 7/28; Released 8/28 RB Anthony Elzy - Signed - 8/5; Released 8/28 DB Domonic Cook - Reached injury settlement and waived - 8/25 K Chris Hazley - Signed - 7/28; Released 8/18 LB Aaron Maybin - Released 8/15 WR Lee Evans - Traded to Baltimore 8/12 RB Vai Taua - Signed - 7/28; Released 8/5 RB Emmanuel Moody - Signed - 7/28; Released 8/5 DE Jordan Topp - Signed - 7/29; released 7/31 LB Paul Posluszny Signed with Jaguars 7/26 DE Marcus Stroud Released 2/16 LB Pierre Woods Released 2/11 LB Mike Balogun Released 2/11
Coaching Staff/Administration West coast scout Rashaan Curry - Fired 5/11 College scouting administrator Michael LaFlamme - Fired 5/11 VP of College Scouting Tom Modrak - Fired 5/4 ILB Coach Demontie Cross - Fired 1/7
K Dave Rayner - Placed on injured reserve - 12/28 TE Mike Caussin - Placed on injured reserve - 12/27 TE Lee Smith - Placed on injured reserve - 12/20 K Rian Lindell - Placed on injured reserve - 12/8 DT Torell Troup - Placed on injured reserve - 11/30 RB Fred Jackson - Placed on injured reserve - 11/23 DB Terrence McGee - Placed on injured reserve - 11/22 WR Donald Jones - Placed on injured reserve - 11/22 C Eric Wood - Placed on injured reserve - 11/15 LB Chris White - Placed on injured reserve - 11/15 DT Kyle Williams - Placed on injured reserve - 11/8 LB Shawne Merriman - Placed on injured reserve - 10/25 WR Roscoe Parrish - Placed on injured reserve - 9/20 WR Marcus Easley - Placed on injured reserve - 9/13 RB Bruce Hall - Placed on injured reserve - 9/3 LB Reggie Torbor - Placed on injured reserve - 8/25
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 2011 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.
OT Erik Pears - 3 yrs. $9.3M; $3.85M guaranteed. QB Ryan Fitzpatrick- 6 yrs. $57.75M; $24M guaranteed. SB $10M. $5M Option bonus (March 2012); $3M Roster Bonus (2013); $3M Roster Bonus (2014). Base $2.8M (2012); $4.25M (2013); $4.35M (2014); $7.2M (2015); $8.75M (2016); $9.4M (2017). DT Kyle Williams - 6 yrs. $39M; $6M guaranteed. LB Nick Barnett - 3 yrs. $12M; $6M guaranteed. DT Marcell Dareus - 4 yrs. $20.4M All guaranteed. LB Chris White - $2.16M. WR Brad Smith - 4 yrs. $15M. CB Drayton Florence - 3 yrs. $15M.
DT Marcell Dareus - 1st Round Pick;