Blinksportsnews247The Buffalo Bills are investigating bringing in some seasoned players to bolster their offensive line.
On December 29, Field Yates of ESPN revealed that La’el Collins, a free agency tackle, worked out with the Bills. To make place for any injured players to return to the team, the Bills waived another offensive lineman. Collins may offer some seasoned support for the remainder of the season and possibly the playoffs.
Bills Might Need to Fill a Hole in the Line
The veteran Germain Ifedi left the Bills on December 29, leaving a void on the offensive line that needs to be filled. After being cut by the Detroit Lions during the preseason, the veteran was acquired by the Bills. He made the final 53-man roster, although he never played a game for the Bills.
Ifedi was still a member of Buffalo’s practice squad and had a good rapport with the front office of the team. Bills general manager Brandon Beane gave him high marks for his physical prowess and experience not long after he signed.
“He’s played a lot and started a lot of games,” Beane remarked. “He’s just a long, enormous man. Furthermore, if he was defeated, it didn’t seem like a sudden defeat. The play’s third or fourth second was a combat scene.
Collins, 30, might provide Buffalo with an experienced boost. After entering the NFL as an undrafted free agent in 2015, Collins spent six years with the Dallas Cowboys, signing a $50 million contract with the franchise. The Cincinnati Bengals were his next stop, where he spent one season before being cut last September due to an ACL tear sustained in December 2022. Throughout his career, Collins made 89 appearances, 86 of which were starts.
This season, Collins has drawn some attention; in October, he worked out with the New York Jets, although he is still a free agent.
The Bills added some more players to the active roster, however it remained unclear if they intended to sign Collins. After spending time on injured reserve, second-year cornerback Kaiir Elam was added back to the team, and this week defensive tackle DaQuan Jones is expected to return after undergoing surgery to repair a torn pectoral muscle that had placed him on injured reserve.
Last week, Jones told the Buffalo News that although he had originally believed his season would end, he was now eager to return to the field and support his team.
Without a doubt, he stated. “I honestly believed that my time in the NFL was over for Year 10.” I’m glad it happened early in the season rather than, say, during Week 10. To be very honest, the chance to return helped me stay in a good frame of mind and truly enabled me to give the rehabilitation and recovery everything I had.
The Bills have won three straight after dropping to 6-6, and they hold the power to make the playoffs going into the last two weeks of the season. If they prevail, the Bills will be assured of at least a wild card berth and, should the Miami Dolphins fall to the Baltimore Ravens in Week 17, a chance to win the division.
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