The Giants signed Phillips (wrist) on Thursday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
Phillips spent the last two years of his career with the Bills, and he'll stay in New York after agreeing to terms with the Giants. The veteran defensive lineman has appeared in 26 games over the past two seasons, recording 35 total tackles and four sacks. Phillips missed the Bills' final three games of the regular season as well as a pair of playoff games after sustaining a wrist injury, but he should be good to go for the start of the Giants' offseason program.
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Bills' Kaiir Elam: Ready for next step?
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Elam, who missed most of the 2023 regular season due to an ankle injury and coaching decisions, finished with 14 total tackles over three regular-season games.
Elam did appear in both of the Bills' playoff games, though he was limited to special teams in the divisional-round loss to the Chiefs. So far in his young career, Elam's output in two NFL seasons hasn't come close to matching his first-round status, but the Bills had to let several secondary members move on this season and will likely spend one of their high picks on receiver, so Elam may be earmarked for a more prominent role in 2024 even if he's not a starter just yet. Some comments from team brass in the offseason have indicated the Bills are hopeful Elam is ready to make that jump in performance.
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Rams' Tre'Davious White: L.A. bound
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White (Achilles) is expected to sign a one-year, $8.5 million contract with the Rams, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
After spending his first seven years in Buffalo, White is traveling cross country for a fresh start in Los Angeles. Injuries have cut his previous two seasons short, including a torn Achilles on Oct. 1 of last season. It remains to be seen if he will be ready for the start of the 2024 campaign, but the 29-year-old projects to start at cornerback once his health allows it.
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Bills' Mike Edwards: Joining Buffalo's secondary
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Edwards signed a one-year deal with the Bills on Wednesday, Maddy Glab of the team's official site reports.
While spending the 2023 campaign with the Chiefs, Edwards logged 51 tackles and one interception in 17 regular-season games, including five starts. In his new locale, the 2019 third-round selection -- who turns 28 in May -- bolsters a safety corps that recently lost Jordan Poyer to the Dolphins in free agency.
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Bills' Taron Johnson: Earns three-year extension
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The Bills signed Johnson to a three-year extension Monday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
Johnson's new deal reportedly makes him the NFL's highest-paid nickelback, a deserved payday for the All-Pro. While appearing in all 17 regular-season games last year, he posted a career-high 98 total tackles. Johnson's versatility and ability to contribute as arguably the NFL's best nickel corner makes him instrumental for Buffalo's secondary, but for fantasy purposes he's a player to consider in lineups while not projecting as a must-start option in most IDP formats.
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Chargers' Poona Ford: Lands with Chargers
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The Chargers signed Ford to a one-year contract Thursday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
After spending his first five seasons with the Seahawks, Ford settled for a one-year deal from the Bills last offseason and registered just nine tackles (five solo) across eight games and 151 defensive snaps for Buffalo. Ford will look to get his career back on track on another one-year pact, this time in Los Angeles for new coach Jim Harbaugh.
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Seahawks' Tyrel Dodson: Finds new home in Seattle
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The Seahawks agreed to terms on a contract with Dodson on Thursday, Jordan Schultz of BleacherReport.com reports.
Dodson will turn 26 years old in June and is coming off the best season of his four-year career last season in Buffalo, finishing with 74 tackles (57 solo), 2.5 sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery across 17 regular-season games, including 10 starts. Dodson took on a bigger role following Matt Milano's season-ending leg injury and will now go to Seattle to help offset the departures of Bobby Wagner and Jordyn Brooks.
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Texans' Tim Settle: Headed to Houston
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The Texans signed Settle to a two-year deal worth up to $7 million Thursday, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.
After spending the first six years of his career with the Commanders and Bills, the 26-year-old defensive lineman is headed to Houston. Across Settle's two seasons with the Bills, he appeared in 32 games and recorded 33 total tackles, including 2.0 sacks, while also defending one pass. The Virginia Tech product is expected to have the chance to compete for a solid role on the Texans' defensive line, especially with the departure of Sheldon Rankins this offseason.
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Panthers' Dane Jackson: Headed to Carolina
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Jackson has agreed to a contract with the Panthers, Mike Kaye of The Charlotte Observer reports.
Panthers GM Dan Morgan was in Buffalo's front office when the Bills selected Jackson in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL Draft. Jackson is likely being brought in to fill the starting outside cornerback role vacated by CJ Henderson, who is a free agent. Jackson started only six of the 15 games in which he appeared for Buffalo in 2023, but he made 14 starts for the Bills in 2022.
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Dolphins' Jordan Poyer: Joining Miami
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The Dolphins and Poyer agreed to terms on a one-year, $2 million contract Tuesday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
Poyer will stay in the AFC East after spending the previous seven seasons with the Bills before being released by Buffalo in a cap move last week. Poyer turns 33 years old next month but did make the Pro Bowl in 2022 after being named a first-team All-Pro in 2021. Last season, Poyer started 16 regular-season games and finished with 100 tackles (66 solo), including 1.0 sacks, and four pass breakups. It was his first season without an interception since 2016 with the Browns.
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Bills' DaQuan Jones: Remaining with Buffalo
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Jones re-signed with the Bills on a two-year contract Tuesday.
Jones has spent the past two seasons with the team, appearing in seven regular-season games last year while missing time to recover from a pectoral injury. The 31-year-old still managed to notch 2.5 sacks on the season, which was his most since the 2017 campaign.
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Bills' A.J. Epenesa: Sticking around Buffalo
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Epenesa and the Bills agreed on a two-year contract worth up to $20 million Monday, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.
Epenesa will remain in Buffalo after having his most productive season since the team drafted him in 2020, recording 20 tackles, including 6.5 sacks, while also intercepting two passes and forcing a fumble over 15 games. He'll likely operate as a primary option at defensive end and quasi-starter in 2024, working in conjunction with Greg Rousseau and Von Miller, among others.
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49ers' Leonard Floyd: Heading to San Fran
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Floyd agreed to a two-year, $20 million contract with the 49ers on Monday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
Floyd is coming off a one-year stint with the Bills that saw him tie a career high with 10.5 sacks among his 32 tackles (21 solo) while adding one pass defensed and one forced fumble across 17 games. The 31-year-old has demonstrated durability by not missing a game during the previous six seasons and now projects to provide edge-rush assistance opposite Nick Bosa.
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Bills' Cam Lewis: Inks new deal
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Lewis re-signed with the Bills on a two-year contract Monday.
Lewis will remain in Buffalo after a 2023 campaign that saw him play a career-high 134 snaps on defense and 319 special-teams snaps in 17 regular-season contests. The 26-year-old will likely maintain a limited role on defense in 2024, but he'll work to carve out a larger role there during the team's offseason programs.
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Bills' Von Miller: Reworks contract with Buffalo
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Miller and the Bills agreed Wednesday to a reworked contract for the 2024 season, Field Yates of ESPN reports.
Miller's 2024 base salary will fall from $17.1 million to $8.86 million, while his possible incentives will increase from $17.5 million to $20 million this coming season. The move also saves Buffalo about $8.65 million in 2024 salary cap space, as the veteran pass rusher's new deal includes a $7 million signing bonus, according to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com. Miller compiled the least-productive campaign of his career by far in 2023, totaling just three tackles and no sacks over 12 games. He'll enter his age-35 season in 2024.
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Bills' Taylor Rapp: Back in Buffalo on three-year deal
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Rapp (calf) re-signed with the Bills on Wednesday on a three-year contract worth up to $14.5 million, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
With the Bills releasing Jordan Poyer earlier Wednesday and with Micah Hyde scheduled for free agency, keeping Rapp was a priority for general manager Brandon Beane. Rapp played on a one-year deal with the Bills in 2023, appearing in 16 regular-season games (four starts) and registering 50 tackles (33 solo), one interception, one fumble recovery and 0.5 sacks. He'll likely settle into a full-time starting role in 2024.
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Tre'Davious White: Time up in Buffalo
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The Bills will release White (Achilles) on Wednesday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
White, a two-time Pro Bowl cornerback, will be designated as a post-June 1 cut, a move that saves Buffalo $10.2 million in cap space with $6.2 million in dead money and leaves him free to sign with another club at the start of the new league year. Formerly one of the league's best cornerbacks, questions now linger about White's health while he works his way back from surgery to address a right Achilles' tendon tear, which he suffered in October. His 2021 season came to an early end due to an ACL tear and limited him to just six regular-season contests in 2022.
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Siran Neal: Time over in Buffalo
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The Bills released Neal on Wednesday.
Neal is one of several cap casualties in Buffalo before the start of the new league year. The 29-year-old defensive back has been a core special-teams player for the Bills since being selected in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL Draft.
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Jordan Poyer: Set to be released
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The Bills will release Poyer on Wednesday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
Per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the Bills will move on from the veteran safety in an effort to open up salary-cap space ahead of free agency. Poyer, who had one season remaining on a two-year, $12.5 million deal that he signed last March, is coming off a 2023 campaign in which he racked up 101 tackles and 1.0 sacks in 16 regular-season contests.
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Bills' Tyrel Dodson: Posts best NFL season
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Dodson played in all 17 games of the regular season for Buffalo, logging 74 total tackles, 2.5 sacks, two passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.
The fourth-year player out of Texas A&M became a full-time starter for the Bills and posted more defensive snaps (519) than in all three of his previous seasons combined. Dodson is only the third-best linebacker on the team, as he sits behind Matt Milano and Terrel Bernard in terms of productivity. Rookie Dorian Williams -- plus whoever the Bills might bring in during the draft or via free agency -- could have an angle to Dodson's starting role in 2024, but he did enough in 2023 that someone is going to have to take the job from him.
