Fans of the Buffalo Bills had an unusual luxury this year. Most of the “sexy” position battles were either already settled by an incumbent or had a clear path based on offseason changes. But the kicker battle had real intrigue pitting incumbent Stephen Hauschka against rookie Tyler Bass. Bass was declared the victor when the Bills cut Hauschka on August 27.
Reporting was scarce from camp this year, but the trickle of information suggested that Bass was doing relatively well. This was not the case for Hauschka and the final straw may have been a missed point after attempt during the Bills’ scrimmage which occurred earlier on the same day Hauschka was released.