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5 backup QB options for the Buffalo Bills

5 backup QB options for the Buffalo Bills

The Buffalo Bills lost an under-the-radar free agent on the first day of free agency in 2023: Case Keenum.

Buffalo traded for Keenum via the Cleveland Browns last offseason and he signed a new one-year contract with his new club. That deal expired and Keenum went on to sign with the Houston Texans as a pending free agent on Monday.

That only leaves Josh Allen and Matt Barkley on the active roster. In recent years, Buffalo has gone on to add another player in between those two, leaving Barkley as the defacto third-string option on the practice squad.

Here are some remaining options for the Bills at the quarterback position as free agency rolls on:

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Age: 35

2022 team: Saints

Dalton will be viewed as a bit of a full circle type of addition after he helped put the Bills in the postseason while he was with the Bengals. Still, if Buffalo wanted to go the way of a true veteran, Dalton’s age and experience is exactly that.

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Age: 30

2022 team: Browns

Brissett is similar to Dalton but a few years younger. He has some mobility, not as much as Allen but similar.

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Age: 30

2022 team: Commanders

Wentz and his NFL future is very much in doubt. If he’s in the league in 2023, he will inevitably be as a backup somewhere. The Bills do not have a connection with Wentz, but Sean McDermott does with Commanders head coach Ron Rivera, who was with Wentz a year ago.

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Age: 27

2022 team: Texans

Allen is not going to be the sexiest name on this list. And no, he is not related to Josh Allen. But the two are friends and have been pictured hanging out and golfing together numerous times. That’s the idea here.

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Age: 26

2022 team: Seahawks

Another player with a similar set of skills to Allen is Lock. Naturally, he has not… unlocked it… in the NFL. But if the Bills opted to go for a younger version of that, Lock would be it.

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Age: 29

2022 team: Steelers

Something is going to give with Trubisky and the Steelers. Per Spotrac, he carries a massive $10.625 million cap hit in 2023, which isn’t going to happen if you’re a backup. Cutting him saves around $8M for the Steelers as well. Trubisky will either: Rework his deal to stay there, be…

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