2016 Buffalo Bills season
| 2016 Buffalo Bills season | |
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| Head coach | Rex Ryan |
| General manager | Doug Whaley |
| Owner | Terrence Pegula |
| Home field | Ralph Wilson Stadium |
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The 2016 Buffalo Bills season will be the franchise's upcoming 47th season in the National Football League, the 57th overall and it will also mark the fourth season under leadership of general manager Doug Whaley and the second under head coach Rex Ryan. The Bills will attempt to snap their sixteen year playoff drought, which is the longest active playoff drought among all four North American major professional sports leagues.
Roster changes
Signings
| Position | Player | 2015 Team | Date signed | Notes and references |
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| CB | Mario Butler | Buffalo Bills | January 4, 2016 | 1 year/$600,000 |
| RB | Mike Gillislee | Buffalo Bills | January 4, 2016 | 1 year/$600,000 |
| WR | Greg Salas | Buffalo Bills | January 4, 2016 | 1 year/$600,000 |
| P | Colton Schmidt | Buffalo Bills | January 4, 2016 | 1 year/$600,000 |
| RB | James Wilder, Jr. | Cincinnati Bengals | January 20, 2016 | 1 year/$525,000 |
| CB | Javier Arenas | New York Jets | February 3, 2016 | - |
Draft
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | |||
| 2 | 49 | |||
| 3 | 80 | |||
| 4 | TBD | |||
| 5 | TBD | |||
| 6 | TBD |
- Notes
- The Bills traded their 2016 seventh-round selection, along with their 2015 fifth-round selection to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for quarterback Matt Cassel and the Vikings' 2015 fifth-round selection.
- Exact numbers of the selections from rounds 4–7 will be determined when compensatory selections are awarded at the NFL's annual spring owners' meetings in March.
Staff
On January 10, 2016 Doug Whaley signed a three-year contract extension to remain the Bills general manager. On the same day it was announced that Rex Ryan had hired his twin brother Rob to the Bills coaching staff. Rob will serve as an assistant head coach and will also work with the defense. Three days later Ryan hired former NFL standout Ed Reed to be an assistant defensive backs coach. On January 20, 2016, the Bills hired Kathryn Smith as their special teams quality control coach, making her the first female full time coach in NFL history.[1]
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Current roster
Schedule
Preseason
The Bills' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.
Regular season
2016 opponents
Listed below are the Bills' opponents for 2016. Exact dates and times will be announced in the spring.[2]
| Category | Home | Away |
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| Division opponents (AFC East) | Miami Dolphins New England Patriots New York Jets | |
| Conference opponents (AFC North) | Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers | Baltimore Ravens Cincinnati Bengals |
| Conference opponents (based on 2015 division placement) | Jacksonville Jaguars | Oakland Raiders |
| Interconference opponents (NFC West) | Arizona Cardinals San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Rams Seattle Seahawks |
References
- ↑ "Bills hire Kathryn Smith, first full-time female coach". NFL.com.
- ↑ "2016 Opponents Determined". NFL Communications. January 4, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
External links
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