Kyle Williams, defensive tackle, Buffalo Bills
Williams has been a mainstay on the Bills’ defensive line for 11 years now. He’s coming off another Pro Bowl season that saw him put up 64 tackles and five sacks while remaining one of the best run-stuffing defensive tackles in the NFL.
The issue here is that Williams is set to make $8.3 million with just a $2 million dead cap hit. Only $5.3 million under the cap, Buffalo has visited with free-agent receiver Jeremy Maclin. In order to sign him, the team will want to cut more room. If that’s the case, Williams could be the odd-man out.
With youngster Adolphus Washington behind him on the depth chart, the Bills have a defensive tackle of the future next to Marcell Dareus. Why not expedite his larger role in the defense this upcoming season? It just makes too much sense.