Nyheim Hines to be Released

[ParanoidAndroid]

Bills will save $4.66M

Nyheim Hines was forced to miss the 2023 campaign, and his preparation for the coming season will now come with uncertainty. Buffalo plans to release the veteran running back this week, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports.

[ParanoidAndroid]

Re: Nyheim Hines to be Released

No surprise here.

[Woodman]

Re: Nyheim Hines to be Released

A move that had to be made .... injuries **** a lot of things up.

[Novacane]

Re: Nyheim Hines to be Released

Joe B was predicting the Bills would try and get him to take a pay cut. I'm glad they just moved on. That was the easiest 4.6 saved ever.

[Woodman]

Re: Nyheim Hines to be Released

Joe B was predicting the Bills would try and get him to take a pay cut. I'm glad they just moved on. That was the easiest 4.6 saved ever.

I was glad when we picked him up .... it just never worked out the way I had hoped for him.

He beat the Patriots singlehanded.

[YardRat]

Re: Nyheim Hines to be Released

Makes sense. Too bad it didn't work out as well as we would have liked.

[TacklingDummy]

Re: Nyheim Hines to be Released

Not surprised.

Sucks to be a running back these days.

[Crisis]

Re: Nyheim Hines to be Released

A healthy Hines with Brady would've been cool to see. Hard to argue with the cap savings though.

[Saratoga Slim]

Re: Nyheim Hines to be Released

Liked the guy but too expensive for a backup running back. He’s good but replaceable. And could still be back if he strikes out elsewhere.

Maybe we asked him to take a pay cut, he said no, and so we told him to go test the market

[daryls61]

Re: Nyheim Hines to be Released

Mu guess is Bills release him with an injury designation since he can't pass a physical then re-sign him once healthy.

[Ed]

Re: Nyheim Hines to be Released

I was expecting a reworked deal also, but this is probably for the best. Take the full cap savings now and re-evaluate a role with the team later when he's fully healthy.

[Turf]

Re: Nyheim Hines to be Released

Special teams is becoming a non factor. We need to stop prioritizing special teams play for tweeners on the roster.

[Bill Cody]

Re: Nyheim Hines to be Released

Can't afford a guy like Hines when you're trying to ketchup to the Chiefs

[notacon]

Re: Nyheim Hines to be Released

Joe B was predicting the Bills would try and get him to take a pay cut. I'm glad they just moved on. That was the easiest 4.6 saved ever.

Of course you (and I ) have no idea if the Bills DID try and get him to agree with a pay cut, he refused, and that's why they decided (at least for now) to move on.

This is what Joe B's astute explanation was (of course, you make assumptions based on NOT actually reading what he wrote)....

Step 9: RB Nyheim Hines pay cut

Hines will be coming off a season-ending injury, but Beane said the running back is in their plans in 2024. But his salary is a bit of an albatross, considering the injury and his role on the team before the injury. Hines took a pay cut last offseason to remain with the team, and it would be fair to expect something similar this year. Hines’ current $5.16 million cap hit cannot stay as is if he’ll be on the team next year — especially since the Bills could save $4.6 million to flat-out cut him.

[DetoxTent]

Re: Nyheim Hines to be Released

Joe B was predicting the Bills would try and get him to take a pay cut. I'm glad they just moved on. That was the easiest 4.6 saved ever.

Joe B. LMAO.