Anonymity is no longer possible for Jerry Hughes, thanks to a $45 million contract and ballooning expectations both individually and for the team that employs him.
The Buffalo Bills signed pass rusher Jerry Hughes to a five-year, $45 million contract that includes $22 million guaranteed back in March. They did so because he had earned it over his two seasons with the Bills, and with his pricy new deal in hand, Hughes enters the 2015 season as one of the most prominent figures on the team.
Hughes isn't quite a forgotten man for the Bills - it's difficult to go unnoticed when you accumulate 20 sacks in a two-year window - but he does have something of an also-ran status on Buffalo's big-name defensive line.