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The Bills flirted with signing a veteran free agent tight end to complement starter Mark Campbell, interviewing Mark Bruener, Roland Williams and Brian Kozlowski earlier this offseason.
In the end, the coaching staff backed off because it wished to see what gold they could pan in the draft and the college free agent market.
In the draft, the Bills nabbed Oregon State's athletic Tim Euhus, a 6-5, 250-pound former basketball player with superb hands who became the first draft pick to sign this week.
But the coup of the post-draft period was landing Jason Peters, a 6-4, 340-pounder who starred at the University of Arkansas and was one of the more entertaining players in college football last fall.
Peters is an athletic anomaly - he ran the 40-yard dash at the Combine in 4.8 seconds, then lowered it to 4.78 at his pro day workout. He caught 25 passes for 255 yards and four TDs his final two seasons in college, but his real impact was as a blocker. He recorded 127 "pancake" hits.
In the end, the coaching staff backed off because it wished to see what gold they could pan in the draft and the college free agent market.
In the draft, the Bills nabbed Oregon State's athletic Tim Euhus, a 6-5, 250-pound former basketball player with superb hands who became the first draft pick to sign this week.
But the coup of the post-draft period was landing Jason Peters, a 6-4, 340-pounder who starred at the University of Arkansas and was one of the more entertaining players in college football last fall.
Peters is an athletic anomaly - he ran the 40-yard dash at the Combine in 4.8 seconds, then lowered it to 4.78 at his pro day workout. He caught 25 passes for 255 yards and four TDs his final two seasons in college, but his real impact was as a blocker. He recorded 127 "pancake" hits.
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