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Front Office Report
(Last Updated on June 11, 2009)
Welcome to our 2009 edition of our exclusive Front Office Section! This page will keep you updated on all the moves by the front office! Included is a look at the 2009 free agents and what we think the team will do with them. This will be the one page to look at all roster and front office moves made during the calendar year. We will also have a list of all 2009 player contract signings, restructurings, & extensions as well as the details behind them as they become available! Check out our 2009 salary cap page. It has the latest cap figures of key players. It also gives you a ballpark figure of the Bills cap shape as well as the cash to the cap values. We will update this page constantly throughout the off season. You can also take a look back at all the 2008 moves and contract details as well.
Here is a look at the 2009 free agents and what we predict will happen to them. There are nine unrestricted free agents with the biggest one being Jabari Greer. The offensive line will undergo a facelift as four of the nine are from that position but only one starter:
Unrestricted Free Agents
These free agents are free to sign with any team they want in the off season with no compensation to the Bills. (They may be given compensatory draft picks for players lost in next year's draft.)
 CB Jabari Greer - Signed with Saints 3/4.
OL Duke Preston - Signed with Packers 3/26.
FB Corey McIntyre - Signed 2 year deal with team 3/3.
LB Angelo Crowell - Signed with Buccaneers 3/19.
QB J.P. Losman - Will end up elsewhere but has received very little interest.
OL Jason Whittle - Won't be brought back.
C Melvin Fowler - Also won't be brought back as OL will be re-tooled.
OL Kirk Chambers - Re-signed with team 3/4.
LB Teddy Lehman - Signed in a pinch last year, no need for him this year.
Restricted Free Agents
The Bills have the right to match any offer any of these free agents get or receive compensation in the form of draft picks for each player lost. The round of the pick depends on where the player was drafted and/or the price of the qualifying offer given by the Bills.
LB Keith Ellison - Signed tender offer of $1.01M 3/24.
LB John DiGiorgio - Re-signed 2/18.
WR Justin Jenkins - Re-signed 2/17.
S George Wilson - Signed tender offer of $1.01M 4/4.
QB Gibran Hamdan - Re-signed 2/26.
CB Dustin Fox - Re-signed 2/26.
Exclusive Rights Free Agents
These players have no bargaining power and will remain with the Bills if they want them.
DE Copeland Bryan - Tendered an offer 2/26.
RB Fred Jackson - Tendered an offer of $460,000. Long term deal still being sought.
LS Ryan Neill - Tendered an offer 2/26.
TE Derek Schouman - Tendered an offer 2/26.
LB Blake Costanzo - Tendered an offer 2/26; Released 6/11. 
QB Matt Baker - Tendered an offer 2/26.
RB Bruce Hall - Tendered an offer 2/26.
TE Jonathan Stupar - Tendered an offer 2/26.
DE Corey Mace - Not tendered. Now is UFA.
Drafted Players
DE Aaron Maybin - 1st Round Pick
C/G Eric Wood- 1st Round Pick
S/DB Jairus Byrd - 2nd Round Pick
G/OT Adam Levitre- 2nd Round Pick
TE Shawn Nelson - 4th Round Pick
OLB/S Nic Harris - 5th Round Pick
CB Cary Harris - 6th Round Pick
CB Ellis Lankster - 7th Round Pick
Undrafted Free Agents
LS Garrison Sanborn - Signed - 5/5
DE Ventrell Jenkins - Signed - 4/30
OL Nick Hennessey - Signed - 4/30
TE Travis McCall - Signed - 4/30
K/P Danny Urrego - Signed - 4/30
DT David Lindquist - Signed - 4/30
OLB Ashlee Palmer - Signed - 4/30
CB Lydell Sargeant - Signed - 4/30
NFL Free Agent Players
RB Justise Hairston - Signed - 6/8
DE Jermaine McGhee- Signed - 5/12
RB Dominic Rhodes - Signed - 4/17
G/C Seth McKinney - Signed - 4/9
LB Pat Thomas - Signed - 3/19
WR Terrell Owens - Signed - 3/7
C Geoff Hangartner - Signed - 2/28
CB Drayton Florence - Signed - 3/3
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick - Signed - 2/27
C Marvin Phillip - Signed as future free agent - 1/27
WR P.K. Sam - Signed as future free agent - 1/27
DE Marcus Smith - Signed as future free agents off practice squad - 1/15
OL Chris Denman - Signed as future free agents off practice squad - 1/15
OL Brandon Rodd - Signed as future free agents off practice squad - 1/15
WR C.J. Hawthorne - Signed as future free agents off practice squad - 1/15
WR Felton Huggins - Signed as future free agents off practice squad - 1/15
Coaching Staff/Administration
Defensive Line Coach Bob Sanders - Hired 1/28
Players
LB Blake Costanzo - Released 6/11
OT Joel Bell - Signed 4/30; Released 6/11
DE Gerald Washington - Signed 4/30; Released 6/11
DB Kyle Ward - Signed 5/12; Released 6/11
DT John Faletoese - Signed 4/30; Released 6/11
WR Mike Jefferson - Released - 5/20
LB Vince Hall - Released - 5/12
OT Jason Peters - Traded to Eagles 4/17
OG Derrick Dockery - Released 2/26; Signed by Redskins 2/27
TE Robert Royal - Released 2/26; Signed by Browns 3/5
Coaching Staff/Administration
DL Coach Bill Kollar - Left for job with Texans 1/20
Here is where we will list contract details that we obtained through various media outlets. It is an approximation since the Bills do not release contract details. We will list all new contracts, restructured deals and extensions that happen in the 2009 calendar year. Some players may be asked to restructure their contracts which would convert base salaries into signing bonuses to save cap money. This practice usually puts teams in a bad cap situation in future years so it isn't likely this off season since the team is in good cap shape.
RB Fred Jackson - 4 yrs. $7.5M. SB $1.1M. Roster Bonus $650,000 (2009). Workout Bonus $50,000 ea. yr. Base $500,000 (2009); $1.195M (2010); $1.625M (2011); $1.830M (2012).
DT Marcus Stroud - 4 yrs. $28M. $12M Guaranteed. (2 yrs. restructured; 2 year extension).
WR Justin Jenkins - 2 yrs. $1.185M. Base $535,000 (2009); $650,000 (2010).
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick - 3 yrs. $6.9M. Base $1.8M (2009); $2.3M (2010); $2.8M (2011).
C Geoff Hangartner - 4 yrs. $9.6M. Base $1.9M (2009); $2.35M (2010); $2.55M (2011); $2.8M (2012).
WR Terrell Owens - 1 yr. $6.5M. SB $4M.
CB Drayton Florence - 2 yrs. $6.6M. $700,000 in incentives possible.
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