Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth. While Mike Tyson’s famous quote may apply far more to combat sports than to contact sports, it is nonetheless valid for a team seeking to make sense of its best 53-man roster ahead of the NFL regular season.
For the Buffalo Bills so far in 2024, a few injuries have muddied the waters as roster cutdown day looms. The Bills have taken advantage of some roster shell-game functionality in the past, where veterans on minimal deals can get cut and essentially wait in the parking lot for a few minutes while an injured player makes the initial 53 man roster — and then be re-signed immediately after when that injured player is placed on Injured Reserve.