BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Every draft is important, but it is especially critical the Buffalo Bills do not miss on their picks when the 2021 NFL draft begins Thursday in Cleveland (8 p.m. ET, ESPN and the ESPN app).
The Bills' goal since general manager Brandon Beane and coach Sean McDermott arrived in 2017 has been to draft, develop and re-sign their own players. The third phase in that process began last season.
Buffalo extended the contracts of left tackle Dion Dawkins and cornerback Tre'Davious White in 2020, and re-signed the third member of that 2017 class -- linebacker Matt Milano -- to a four-year, $41 million deal in March.