BUFFALO, N.Y. -- As Sean McDermott drove to One Bills Drive for the Buffalo Bills' Divisional Round game vs. the Kansas City Chiefs, he thought about how the moment represented a final opportunity.
"One last time," he said, "for [safeties Jordan Poyer and Micah Hyde] to run outta the tunnel again and hear their names called."
For the Bills, it is the end of an era. The future came calling, with big contracts and injuries leading to moves that will reshape parts of the team.
The season ended with yet another playoff loss to the Chiefs, and on Wednesday, the Bills went through a series of moves to create cap room and move toward that new era, releasing starters and leaders in Poyer, cornerback Tre'Davious White -- per sources -- and center Mitch Morse.