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Buffalo Bills logo (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)The Buffalo Bills have added another receiving weapon for quarterback Josh Allen.

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the AFC outfit is signing former Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling to a one-year deal worth up to $4.5 million. The contract is said to include a $1.125 million signing bonus.The wideout spent the last two seasons with

the Chiefs, winning a pair of Super Bowls with the team. However, he is coming off the worst year of his career, having made just 21 receptions for 315 yards and one touchdown.His 2023 campaign included a dropped catch that would have been the game-winning

touchdown against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 11. But he put in a 62-yard performance in the Chiefs’ divisional-round win against his new team and scored a TD against the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl.The Chiefs released him at the end of the season to the tune of $12 million saved against their cap.

 

The Buffalo Bills Have A New Deep-Ball Threat

Marquez Valdes-Scantling was a fifth-round pick by the Green Bay Packers in 2018.

He caught 33 passes for a career-high 690 yards and six touchdowns in 2020, also leading the NFL in yards per reception with 20.9.

The 29-year-old is a deep-ball threat, which should complement Josh Allen’s arm, though it won’t make up for the loss of Stefon Diggs, who joined the Houston Texans via trade this offseason. The Bills also lost Gabe Davis to the Jacksonville Jaguars in free agency.

The team’s receiver room now features Curtis Samuel, Khalil Shakir, Mack Hollins, KJ Hamler, Chase Claypool, and second-round pick Keon Coleman from Florida State.

NFL Fans Are In Awe Over Mind-Blowing Miniature Model Of Buffalo Bills’ New Stadium

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Buffalo Bills helmet (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)Barring any setbacks, the Buffalo Bills will begin playing in a brand new stadium in 2026.Construction for “New Highmark Stadium” began last June. The Buffalo Bills’ new stadium, which is expected to cost $1.7 billion, will have 62,000 seats. Taxpayers will be funding a whopping $850 million for the Bills’ new home.On X/Twitter, Thomas DeLaus shared photos of a miniature model depicting the Buffalo Bills’ new stadium, and let’s just say that you’ll be blown away.

Here’s how social media reacted to the images of the miniature model:

The Buffalo Bills have been playing inside Highmark Stadium since the 1973 season. It is the fourth-oldest NFL stadium currently in use, behind Soldier Field (Chicago Bears, opened in 1924), Lambeau Field (Green Bay Packers, opened in 1957) and Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City Chiefs, opened in 1972).

Chicago, however, is working towards securing a new lakefront stadium (beside Soldie Field) that would cost around $5 billion, per ESPN. So before long, Lambeau Field and Arrowhead Stadium will be the two oldest NFL stadiums in use.

Buffalo Bills Look To Rebound From Another Tough Playoff Exit

The Buffalo Bills have made the postseason in six of Sean McDermott’s seven seasons since his arrival in 2017. They have won four straight AFC East division titles and have recorded double-digit wins every year since 2019.

But despite consistent regular season success, the Bills have only advanced past the Divisional Round once (in 2020). They have lost to Patrick Mahomes’ Chiefs in three of the last five postseasons, including the 2023 Divisional Round at home (the “Wide Right II” game).

Buffalo has seen their season end in the Divisional Round every year since 2021 (to Kansas City twice and to Joe Burrow’s Cincinnati Bengals in 2022). Will 2024 be the year the Bills finally break through with a deep playoff run? If not, significant changes could be on the horizon.