In those contests, including one start, Tuel completed just 44.1 percent of his passes and threw three interceptions to just one touchdown. Jeff Tuel showed potential last preseason as an undrafted rookie, but the results were disastrous when he was called upon to play in two regular-season games. There should be a legitimate competition in training camp for the third-string quarterback job. While his 59.2 completion percentage shouldn't be viewed as anything special, he proved he can step in quickly when called upon and was able to lead the Bills to two victories. When Lewis got opportunities to play, including five starts, he performed admirably. Lewis was initially released by the Bills after a late trade to the team last preseason, but he ended up being elevated from the practice squad and becoming the fill-in starter for Buffalo when Manuel went down with injuries. The team is banking on the potential for the big, athletic, strong-armed passer to improve in his sophomore campaign.īehind him, Thad Lewis should be solidly entrenched as the No. Manuel had a rough rookie year in which he missed six regular-season games due to knee injuries and completed just 58.8 percent of his passes, but the 2013 first-round pick remains the key to the franchise’s success, at least for 2014. The Bills made it clear all offseason, both verbally and through their lack of any major additions at the position, that they are fully committed to starting EJ Manuel, who's going into his second NFL season, as the quarterback. The Bills are relying upon EJ Manuel to develop in his second year as the Buffalo Bills' starting quarterback. Those players are no longer denoted by an asterisk. ET Tuesday: The Bills officially announced the additions of nine undrafted free agents Tuesday afternoon. Note: All players whose signings remain unconfirmed by the team are denoted by an asterisk (*). So although the start of training camp remains more than two months away, we can start to take a look at who will comprise the Bills’ roster for the upcoming season. Nonetheless, most if not all of Buffalo's 2014 depth chart will be made up of players who were either already on the roster, drafted by the team or signed as a free agent. There could be more veteran releases in store, however, while some of those undrafted rookies, as their signings have not yet been announced by the team, might only be coming to Buffalo on a tryout basis during rookie minicamp. Should all nine of those undrafted free agents sign contracts with the team, the Bills will reach the 90-man roster limit. Tuesday, but the team is also reportedly set to sign former University of Minnesota cornerback Mike Carter (who went undrafted in 2013 and has not played an NFL game), according to Aaron Wilson of The Baltimore Sun. The Buffalo Bills’ official roster stood at 80 players as of 6 a.m. With the 2014 NFL draft now complete and undrafted free agent signings also mostly taken care of, the Buffalo Bills’ 90-man preseason roster is largely set. There's plenty of new talent for head coach Doug Marrone and quarterback EJ Manuel to work with on the Buffalo Bills' 2014 roster.
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