Bills re-sign S Dean Marlowe, sign UDFA TE Joel Wilson
Brandon Beane and the Buffalo Bills front office are hard at work. With OTAs in full swing, the team is making some important off-season additions. These past few weeks have been a whirlwind with the draft, signing UDFAs, and fine-tuning the roster before the season officially begins. Right now, the team is currently at their […]
Brandon Beane and the Buffalo Bills front office are hard at work.
With OTAs in full swing, the team is making some important off-season additions. These past few weeks have been a whirlwind with the draft, signing UDFAs, and fine-tuning the roster before the season officially begins.
Right now, the team is currently at their 90-man roster limit with the latest signings. The Bills front office was able to add to both sides of the football with the latest announcement.
The team made it official with their announcement of re-signing S Dean Marlowe and signing UDFA TE Joel Wilson.
Marlowe has jumped around the league a bit but has spent most of his professional career as a Buffalo Bill. Marlowe was signed by the Panthers in 2015 as an undrafted free agent. While inactive, Marlowe was part of the Panthers team that reached a Super Bowl. Throughout the next few years, Marlowe was signed to the Bills, and stayed relatively inactive or on the practice squad before ultimately being signed by the Lions and then the Falcons before being traded back to Buffalo last season. The veteran safety has played in a total of 54 games with 119 total tackles, 1.5 sacks, and two interceptions. His depth on the roster will be invaluable. Last season, Buffalo battled one of the nastier injury bugs in the NFL.
Joel Wilson is an undrafted free agent coming out of Central Michigan. The big-bodied tight end was a juggernaut in the red zone. In his final two seasons, combined, Wilson saw 75 receptions and 12 touchdowns. While he will have an uphill battle to make the roster, he's achieved his dream of making it into the NFL.
With roster cuts happening over the next few weeks, it'll be interesting to see what Beane and McDermott do to flesh out the rest of the 53-man roster. Fan favorites could get cut and longshots could find their way to the final roster.
Buckle up, things are starting to get fun.
