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Worst NFL offseason move for each of the 32 teams

By Randy Gurzi

EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - DECEMBER 22: Bud Dupree #48 of the Pittsburgh Steelers encourages the crowd against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on December 22, 2019 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Steven Ryan/Getty Images)
EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - DECEMBER 22: Bud Dupree #48 of the Pittsburgh Steelers encourages the crowd against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on December 22, 2019 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Steven Ryan/Getty Images) /
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ORCHARD PARK, NY – JUNE 02: Emmanuel Sanders #1 of the Buffalo Bills during OTA workouts at Highmark Stadium on June 2, 2021 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Images) /

Buffalo Bills: Signing Emmanuel Sanders

The Buffalo Bills saw John Brown leave in free agency as he signed with the Las Vegas Raiders and in order to replace him, they signed veteran Emmanuel Sanders to a one-year deal worth $6 million. At first glance, that doesn’t seem like a huge contract for a player of Sanders’ caliber but the question is whether or not it was necessary.

Last season, the Bills top two receivers were Stefon Diggs and Cole Beasley and that’s not going to change in 2021. With Brown missing seven games, it opened the door for rookie Gabriel Davis to step up and taking over the No. 3 role and he did a great job.

A fourth-round pick from Central Florida, Davis finished his first season in the NFL with 599 yards and seven touchdowns on 35 receptions. He also averaged an impressive 17.1 yards per catch which was more than five yards more per reception than Sanders. He also finished with two more touchdowns than Sanders, who spent several weeks of the season as the No. 1 target with Michael Thomas out.

None of this is being said to knock Sanders, who has been a great player for a long time. It’s just never a great idea to put a 34-year-old in a position to take snaps away from a 22-year-old who was more explosive the prior season. That’s exactly what could happen to Daivs as Sanders’ contract suggests the second-year player will slide down the depth chart and become the No. 4 wideout.

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