Official: Bills will not tender David Nelson

[Skooby]

It flashed by me on TV, so I thought WTF?

[ServoBillieves]

Re: Looks like Nelson is not going to be tendered

Our best slot receiver/great find not being tendered by the Bills? The guy who can run routes and has the size/ability to do top 3 talent on any National Football League team won't be tendered by the Buffalo Bills?

Here's my astonished face.

Seriously, this is a straw for me. It's not the final straw, but if you can get some legit information on this and prove it, then damn... I have plenty of reasons to be pissed. And please, anyone who wants to say "zomg not a big deal", Nelson is a great player. Please jump stats on me after he missed an entire season and is readily chomping at the bit to get back on the roster. He is almost always open.

[streetkings01]

Re: Looks like Nelson is not going to be tendered

Nelson fit Gaileys system........Marrone may not see him as a fit. I believe TJ Graham is the only WR on the roster drafted by the Bills higher then 7th. Hopefully this means we'll add a FA WR and rookie to come in and compete. My guess is Nelson ends up a Patriot since The Hoodie wanted to sign him as a RUFA a couple years back.

[Bangarang]

Re: Looks like Nelson is not going to be tendered

Maybe they will try to re-sign him for less than his tendered amount would have been?

Perhaps they are worries that his ACL injury might effect his play.

[JoeMama]

Re: Looks like Nelson is not going to be tendered

It flashed by me on TV, so I thought WTF?

His tender offer would be 1.3 million, so we'll probably let him hit the market.

But I wouldn't be shocked if we re-signed him to the vet minimum shortly after free agency begins.

The Buffalo Bills are not expected to tender restricted free-agent WR David Nelson (knee), who missed all but one game last season due to a knee injury. Nelson is expected to be healthy, but a tender offer would be $1.3 million, and the team is struggling with the salary cap.

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FWIW the dude's not a bad ball player.

Good route runner, finds soft spots in coverage, and converted some important first downs when healthy.

Definitely a step up from most of the scrubs on our roster.

Not a deal breaker if he goes though. Either way.

[Skooby]

Re: Looks like Nelson is not going to be tendered

I was kinda of shocked to a point but the reality of the matter is we have a gameplan & whatever these guys decide I'll support, even though my initial thoughts betray this.

[jimbohastle51]

Re: Looks like Nelson is not going to be tendered

If you read between the lines after seeing the team not tender nelson (if jason cole's report is true) or Jones it would tell you the team is more than likely drafting a receiver very high and are probably going to be major players in FA after at least one top tier receiver.

[IlluminatusUIUC]

Re: Looks like Nelson is not going to be tendered

I like him, and I think they should at least toss the right of first refusal tender on him. At least they'd know what his market value was before he's signed off.

[venis2k1]

Re: Looks like Nelson is not going to be tendered

I think we may be trying to tank the season.

[streetkings01]

Re: Looks like Nelson is not going to be tendered

Why do I keep seeing reports that our salary cap is a mess? Are these reporters looking up old cap numbers from 2001? Aren't we under the cap close to $20mill?

[JoeMama]

Re: Looks like Nelson is not going to be tendered

Why do I keep seeing reports that our salary cap is a mess? Are these reporters looking up old cap numbers from 2001? Aren't we under the cap close to $20mill?

For real, it's become a factoid. Even KFFL characterized our cap situation as a "mess."

Apparently having $20 million in free cap space constitutes cap hell now. If that's cap hell, I'll have some more please.

[IlluminatusUIUC]

Re: Looks like Nelson is not going to be tendered

For real, it's become a factoid. Even KFFL characterized our cap situation as a "mess."

Apparently having $20 million in free cap space constitutes cap hell now. If that's cap hell, I'll have some more please.

We do have some bad contracts and high priced free agents, but I think we are in a very good position.

[YardRat]

Re: Looks like Nelson is not going to be tendered

I like him, and I think they should at least toss the right of first refusal tender on him. At least they'd know what his market value was before he's signed off.

$1.3 mil more to put toward Levitre's contract, right?

I like Nelson, and he has proven to be an effective slot receiver, especially in the red zone. Hopefully they end up working something out.

[TrEd FTW]

Re: Looks like Nelson is not going to be tendered

If you read between the lines after seeing the team not tender nelson (if jason cole's report is true) or Jones it would tell you the team is more than likely drafting a receiver very high and are probably going to be major players in FA after at least one top tier receiver.

I'm sure a guy like Dwayne Bowe is champing at the bit to catch passes from Ryan Fitzpatrick and/or Tarvaris Jackson.

[YardRat]

Re: Looks like Nelson is not going to be tendered

Why do I keep seeing reports that our salary cap is a mess? Are these reporters looking up old cap numbers from 2001? Aren't we under the cap close to $20mill?

For real, it's become a factoid. Even KFFL characterized our cap situation as a "mess."

Apparently having $20 million in free cap space constitutes cap hell now. If that's cap hell, I'll have some more please.

We do have some bad contracts and high priced free agents, but I think we are in a very good position.

I would bet the team isn't as flush as some have indicated or would like to think, but also probably not as bad as others have recently made it out to be.