Contrary to the endless barrage of posts on social media right now, the Buffalo Bills appear to be on the outside looking in trying to land free-agent wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins. General manager Brandon Beane lack meaningful funds, the likes of which will be necessary to sign Hopkins. In Tim Graham’s latest article with The Athletic he points out that the Bills are currently less than $2 million under the salary cap (as of June 1, 2023) — after officially signing free-agent offensive tackle Brandon Shell to a one-year deal.
Per Graham:
Three executives from around the NFL, some with direct knowledge of what the free-agent receiver wants in his next contract, inform The Athletic the Bills simply don’t have enough salary-cap room to accommodate Hopkins’ terms.