Bills’ cuts include longtime S Poyer
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills’ salary cap-related purge of players cut deep into the team’s core with veteran safety Jordan Poyer and center Mitch Morse being among five players the team announced it had released on Wednesday.
And cornerback Tre’davious White is also being cut, a person with direct knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press.
The person spoke to The AP on the condition of anonymity because the Bills did not announce White being cut because of the timing of his release. White, who is recuperating after tearing his right Achilles tendon in Week 4, is being designated as a post-june 1 cut, which provides the Bills additional cap savings.
The three players alone combined for 27 seasons of NFL experience, with 16 of those years spent with the Bills. The moves made by the four-time defending AFC East champions were necessitated with Buffalo entering the offseason being a projected Nflhigh $44 million over the 2024 season cap.
Also cut were sixth-year backup cornerback Siran Neal, backup receiver Deonte Harty and running back Nyheim Hines.
The moves represent the breakup of a veteran secondary that was formed in 2017, when Buffalo signed Poyer and Micah Hyde in free agency, and then selected White in the first round of the draft a month later. Hyde’s future is uncertain with the 33-year-old contemplating retirement after completing the final year of his contract.
White, who had two seasons left on his contract, is coming off his second season-ending injury after he hurt his right knee in November 2022.
Morse spent five seasons in Buffalo, where he established himself as the offensive line’s unquestioned leader while building a close bond with quarterback Josh Allen. Morse had one year left on his contract, and was signed in free agency after spending his first four seasons in Kansas City.
Jones’ lawsuit pushed back
The sexual assault lawsuit against Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones was delayed ahead of this month’s expected trial.
The lawsuit, initially filed in September 2020 before being dismissed and reopened, was filed by a South Carolina woman who alleges Jones “kissed her on the mouth and forcibly grabbed her without her consent” in the Tom Landry Room of AT&T Stadium after a Cowboys game on Sept. 16, 2018.
The jury trial was set for March 18. However, during a hearing Wednesday morning, a Dallas County district court judge pushed back the proceedings. A new date has yet to be determined.