Official: Bills will not tender David Nelson

[Skooby]

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

[ServoBillieves]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

I think we may be trying to tank the season.

[streetkings01]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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.

[X-Era]

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.



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.

The second I saw that they think were struggling with the salary cap I discarded this report.

[YardRat]

Who the hell is Jason Cole?

[fluteflakes]

There is no way he isn't in a Bills uniform next year. He's easily got the physical talent to be a good player for us, if he can stay healthy this year, I expect good, if not great things. This happens a lot, we're most likely letting him go so he can test the waters and then come back for a vet minimum deal. Saving us a bit more cap and making it easier to bring back Byrd, Levitre and Leodis.

And yea, the idea that the team is in "cap hell" because we might not be able to resign our best player as the highest paid guard in the NFL is laughable at best. I think we make a big splash this FA again, maybe bring in a Bowe or a Wallace or a Harvin.

Edit: F me, this report was from a dolphins beat writer. Jason Cole did write-ups for the Phish when Wanny was their HC. Yea, I'll believe it when say, Schefter or Anderson reports it.

[Bangarang]

Nix has already said we won't be active day 1 of free agency like last year. Don't get your hopes up on any big signings other than our own guys.

[clumping platelets]

Our cap situation depends on how the Byrd and Levitre situations play out. If we were able to resign both or resign one and tag the other.........much of our available cap space is gone.

Wilson and Barnett cap savings basically equals Byrd franchise tag