He isn’t the only WR moving on: Gabe Davis joined the Jaguars.
The Bills also broke up their annual-playoff core, cutting C Mitch Morse, S Jordan Poyer and CB Tre’Davious White in a salary-cap purge.
EDGE Leonard Floyd took his 10.5 sacks to the 49ers. S Micah Hyde is unsigned.
Training camp storylines to watch : Can the Bills complete a pass?
QB Josh Allen needs to build quick chemistry with an almost entirely new six-receiver set than he has had for the past four years.
Khalil Shakir (39 catches) is the only returning piece from last season.
Head Coach Sean McDermott of the Buffalo Bills during a press conference prior to Bills minicamp on June 11, 2024 in Orchard Park, New York. Getty Images
Can the Bills defend the pass with a remade secondary that won’t have the same time-tested cohesiveness as the last group?
Odell Beckham Jr. joins the Dolphins after a season with the Ravens. Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports
The same can be said on defense for fliers taken on S Jordan Poyer and DL Calais Campbell.
At least LB Jordyn Brooks, CB Kendall Fuller and C Aaron Brewer are on the right side of 30. First-round rookie DE Chop Robinson addressed a big need.
Key losses : DT Christian Wilkins (Raiders) and RG Robert Hunt (Panthers) cashed in big time in free agency.
CB Xavien Howard and EDGE Emmanuel Ogbah were cut to clear $32.3 million combined in salary-cap space.
The theme of defensive departures continued with EDGE Andrew Van Ginkel (Vikings), LB Jerome Baker (Seahawks), DT Raekwon Davis (Colts) and S Brandon Jones (Broncos).
OG Conor Williams leaves a big hole.
Training camp storylines to watch : QB Tua Tagovailoa is “antsy” about getting a contract extension done, perhaps sensing reluctance for the Dolphins to dish out the market-rate $50 million per year given his injury history.
Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (1) throws the football during mandatory minicamp at Baptist Health Training Complex. Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports
He also has slimmed down after last year’s much-hyped bulk-up.
Do the Dolphins have enough pass rush?
After finishing No. 3 last season with 56 sacks, defensive coordinator Vic Fangio and several key pass-rushers left town .
EDGEs Bradly Chubb (torn ACL) and Jaelan Phillips (torn Achilles) need to regain top form off of serious injuries.
New England Patriots
Coach : Jerod Mayo (first year)
Training camp site : Foxborough, Mass.
Key additions : The Drake Maye Era is here, even if the first-round rookie starts off on the bench.
QB Jacoby Brissett returns for a second stint. RB Antonio Gibson, WR K.J. Osborn, rookie WR Ja’Lynn Polk, and TEs Pharaoh Brown and Austin Hooper are supposed to bolster one of the NFL’s worst offenses.
New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye (10) walks to practice at minicamp at Gillette Stadium. Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports
RT Chukwuma Okorafor and LB Sione Takitaki round out an understated free-agent class.
Key losses : The Mac Jones Era was a bust, so the starting quarterback was traded to the Jaguars after three seasons.
TE Mike Gesicki and RT Trent Brown will remain teammates — only with the Bengals.
RB Ezekiel Elliott returned to the Cowboys after one season as the Patriots’ leading rusher. CB J.C. Jackson remains unsigned.
All-time great special-teamer Matthew Slater and WR DeVante Parker retired.
Time for RB Rhamondre Stevenson, RT Mike Onwenu and S Kyle Dugger to take the next step.
New York Jets
Coach : Robert Saleh (fourth year)
Training camp site : Florham Park, N.J.
Key additions : Overhauling the offensive line included signing LT Tyron Smith and LG John Simpson, trading for RT Morgan Moses and drafting OT Olu Fashanu in the first round.
EDGE Haason Reddick, and DTs Javon Kinlaw and Leki Fotu are part of a new-look defensive line.
New York Jets’ Tyron Smith warms up during a practice at the NFL football team’s training facility in Florham Park, N.J., on May 21, 2024 AP
Mike Williams and rookie Malachi Corley will complement Garrett Wilson in the receiving corps. QB Tyrod Taylor is the new insurance plan.
EDGE Bryce Huff turned his breakout 2023 into a big contract with the Eagles, making Reddick available in return.
OG Laken Tomlinson was a cap casualty who joined the Seahawks.
S Jordan Whitehead (Buccaneers) and the Browns-bound duo of DT Quinton Jefferson and special-teamer Justin Hardee left in free agency.
Training camp storylines to watch : QB Aaron Rodgers, 40, returns from a torn Achilles (played four snaps last season) and tries to defy Father Time in a manner only Tom Brady really has done.
Aaron Rodgers hopes to play more for the Jets this season — and so does the team. Bill Kostroun/New York Post
The starting offensive linemen did not take enough snaps together to jell either of the past two summers.
That can’t happen again. When will Williams (torn ACL) be medically cleared?
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