The Buffalo Bills did not receive much return on investment as it relates to their defensive line last season. General manager Brandon Beane, for all of his successes, doled out some hefty contracts to defensive linemen over the last few seasons. None of those big contracts have been particularly successful, as the majority of those dips into the free-agent pool have resulted in large payments going to players who, at best, have been marginally productive.
While the Bills spent some big bucks in the leadup to the 2020 season, that wasn’t the first time that Beane had spent big on pass rushers.