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2017 Buffalo Bills season
OwnerTerry and Kim Pegula
General managerDoug Whaley
Head coachSean McDermott
Home fieldNew Era Field
Results
Division placeAFC East
Uniform
File:Sports uniform of the Buffalo Bills.png

The 2017 Buffalo Bills season will be the franchise’s 58th overall season as a football team, 48th in the National Football League, fifth under the leadership of general manager Doug Whaley, third full under the ownership of Terry and Kim Pegula (they became owners partly through the 2014 season) and first under head coach Sean McDermott. The Bills hope to improve on their 7-9 record from 2016, the team’s first since 2008, while also hoping to make the playoffs for the first time since 1999, which, if successful, would snap the longest active drought among all four North American major professional sports leagues.

Offseason

Roster changes

Signings

Position Player 2016 Team Date signed Notes Source
LS Reid Ferguson None January 2, 2017 2-year/$1.02 million (Reserve/Future)
CB Charles Gaines Cleveland Browns January 2, 2017 2-year/$1.17 million (Reserve/Future)
RB Cedric O’Neal Philadelphia Eagles January 2, 2017 2-year/$1.02 million (Reserve/Future)
CB Joe Powell New York Giants January 2, 2017 2-year/$1.02 million (Reserve/Future)
CB Max Valles Buffalo Bills January 2, 2017 2-year/$1.02 million (Reserve/Future)
QB Josh Woodrum Chicago Bears January 2, 2017 2-year/$1.02 million (Reserve/Future)
SS Colt Anderson Buffalo Bills January 27, 2017 1-year extension/$900,000
LB Ramon Humber New England Patriots February 16, 2017 1-year/$900,000
FB Mike Tolbert Carolina Panthers March 8, 2017
S Micah Hyde Green Bay Packers March 9, 2017
S Jordan Poyer Cleveland Browns March 9, 2017
FB Patrick DiMarco Atlanta Falcons March 9, 2017
G Vladimir Ducasse Baltimore Ravens March 9, 2017
K Stephen Hauschka Seattle Seahawks March 9, 2017 4-year
WR Corey Brown Carolina Panthers March 12, 2017
DE Ryan Davis Dallas Cowboys March 13, 2017
WR Jeremy Butler San Diego Chargers March 13, 2017
RB Joe Banyard Jacksonville Jaguars March 17, 2017
CB Leonard Johnson Carolina Panthers March 17, 2017
WR Corey Washington None March 17, 2017
WR Andre Holmes Oakland Raiders March 18, 2017 3-year/$6.5 million
CB Marcus Cromartie San Francisco 49ers April 7, 2017
T Cameron Jefferson Denver Broncos April 7, 2017
LB Jacob Lindsey None April 7, 2017
DE Jake Metz Philadelphia Eagles April 7, 2017
OL Jordan Mudge None April 7, 2017
DB Bradley Sylve None April 7, 2017
LB Junior Sylvestre Indianapolis Colts April 7, 2017
LB Eddie Yarbrough Denver Broncos April 7, 2017
DE Ian Seau Los Angeles Rams April 10, 2017
QB T.J. Yates Miami Dolphins April 10, 2017
S Trae Elston Cleveland Browns April 21, 2017

Free agents lost

Position Player 2017 Team Date signed Notes Source
CB Nickell Robey-Coleman Los Angeles Rams March 7, 2017
CB Stephon Gilmore New England Patriots March 9, 2017 5-year/$65 million
WR Robert Woods Los Angeles Rams March 9, 2017 5-year/$39 million
LS Garrison Sanborn Tampa Bay Buccaneers March 14, 2017 1-year/$950,000
QB E.J. Manuel Oakland Raiders March 20, 2017 1-year/$800,000
RB Mike Gillislee New England Patriots April 24, 2017 2-year/6.4 million

Cuts

Position Player Date Source
TE Gerald Christian March 6, 2017
K Dan Carpenter March 6, 2017
S Phillip Thomas March 6, 2017
WR Marcus Easley March 8, 2017
S Aaron Williams March 9, 2017
S Corey Graham March 10, 2017

Draft

Main article: 2017 NFL draft
2017 Buffalo Bills draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 10  
2 44  
3 75  
5 156  
5 163   Compensatory pick from NE
5 171   Pick from DAL
6 195  
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Notes

Undrafted free agents

All undrafted free agents were signed after the 2017 NFL draft concluded on April 29 unless otherwise noted.

Position Player College Notes

Staff

On January 11, 2017, a week and a half after the 2016 season ended, it was reported that the Bills had hired former Philadelphia Eagles and Carolina Panthers defensive coordinator Sean McDermott to serve as the team’s 20th head coach in franchise history. On January 13, 2017, it was reported that the team had hired three new coaches to its staff-- former Minnesota Vikings head coach Leslie Frazier as defensive coordinator, former San Diego Chargers linebackers coach Bob Babich and former Baltimore Ravens offensive line coach Juan Castillo to the same respective positions. On January 14, 2017, it was reported that the team had hired former Los Angeles Rams defensive line coach Mike Waufle to the same position. On January 17, 2017, it was reported that the team had hired former Rams offensive coordinator Rob Boras as tight ends coach. On January 18, 2017, it was reported that the team had hired former Jacksonville Jaguars running backs coach Kelly Skipper to the same position. On January 19, 2017, it was reported that the team had hired former Denver Broncos offensive coordinator Rick Dennison to the same position. On January 20, 2017, it was reported that the team had hired former Chargers assistant offensive line coach Andrew Dees to the same position (Dees previously served as assistant offensive line coach to then-head coach Chan Gailey during the 2012 season). On January 24, 2017, it was reported that the team had hired former Kansas City Chiefs wide receivers coach David Culley as quarterbacks coach. On January 31, 2017, it was reported that aside from Danny Crossman, who was retained (shockingly enough), 14 other coaches from former head coach Rex Ryan’s 2016 staff would not be retained-- Bobby April III, John Blake, Aaron Kromer, David Lee, D’Anton Lynn, Tim McDonald, Pat Meyer, Chris Palmer, Ed Reed, Eric Smith, Kathryn Smith, Dennis Thurman, Jason Vrable and Jeff Weeks. On February 2, 2017, it was reported that the team had hired five more coaches to its staff-- former East Carolina University wide receivers coach Phil McGeoghan to the same position, former Ravens defensive staff assistant John Egorugwu as defensive quality control coach, former Broncos assistant wide receivers coach Marc Lubick as offensive quality control/assistant quarterbacks coach, former Jaguars assistant special teams coach Matt Smiley to the same position and former University of Nevada defensive line coach and co-defensive coordinator Bill Teerlinck as assistant defensive line coach. On February 7, 2017, it was reported that the team had hired two more coaches to its staff-- former Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerbacks coach Gill Byrd as defensive backs coach and former Cleveland Browns assistant secondary coach Bobby Babich as assistant defensive backs coach. On March 31, 2017, it was reported that the team had dismissed longtime director of player engagement Paul Lancaster, his assistant and team chaplain James Trapp, athletic trainer Greg McMillen and strength-and-conditioning assistant/nutritionist and dietician Dan Liburd. On April 3, 2017, it was reported that the team had hired four more coaches to its staff-- player engagement and alumni director Marlon Kerner, assistant strength and conditioning coach Will Greenberg, assistant athletic trainer Denny Kellington and team chaplain Len Vanden Bos.

Staff

2017 Buffalo Bills staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

Schedule

Preseason

Week Date Kickoff (EDT) Opponent Result Record Game site TV NFL.com
recap
1 August 10 7:00pm Minnesota Vikings New Era Field MSG/WKBW
2 August 17 7:00pm at Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field MSG/WKBW
3 August 26 7:00pm at Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Stadium MSG/WKBW
4 August 31 7:00pm Detroit Lions New Era Field MSG/WKBW

Regular season

Week Date Kickoff (ET) Opponent Result Record Game site TV NFL.com
recap
1 September 10 1:00pm New York Jets New Era Field CBS
2 September 17 1:00pm at Carolina Panthers Bank of America Stadium CBS
3 September 24 1:00pm Denver Broncos New Era Field CBS
4 October 1 1:00pm at Atlanta Falcons Mercedes-Benz Stadium CBS 5 October 8 1:00pm at Cincinnati Bengals Paul Brown Stadium CBS
6 October 15 Bye
7 October 22 1:00pm Tampa Bay Buccaneers New Era Field Fox
8 October 29 1:00pm Oakland Raiders New Era Field CBS 9 November 2 8:25pm at New York Jets MetLife Stadium NFLN
10 November 12 1:00pm New Orleans Saints New Era Field Fox
11 November 19 4:05pm at Los Angeles Chargers StubHub Center CBS
12 November 26 1:00pm at Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium CBS
13 December 3 1:00pm New England Patriots New Era Field CBS
14 December 10 1:00pm Indianapolis Colts New Era Field CBS
15 December 17 1:00pm Miami Dolphins New Era Field CBS
16 December 24 1:00pm at New England Patriots Gillette Stadium CBS
17 December 31 1:00pm at Miami Dolphins Hard Rock Stadium CBS

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Networks and times for Sunday games from Weeks 5-17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.


Roster

Buffalo Bills roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Rookies in italics

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→ AFC rosters → NFC rosters

See also


References

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