For seven seasons, Jordan Poyer roamed the Bills defensive backfield, becoming one of Buffalo’s team leaders under head coach Sean McDermott.
That tenure came to an end last offseason, as Poyer was one of several veterans to get released as the Bills reshaped their roster for 2024. He ended up signing with AFC East rival Miami, starting 16 games for the club. But now at the age of 34, Poyer is once again a free agent.
In a Wednesday interview with NFL Network’s Good Morning Football, Poyer said he wants to play in the upcoming season — and there’s one place he’d most like to do it.
“I love the game, you know? I’m in a place right now where I played 12 years, extremely thankful and blessed to have played the game for such a long time,” Poyer said. “Last year was an extremely tough year on so many levels. Our team wasn’t very good. I didn’t play as well as I wanted to play. It was just a really tough year. Obviously, transitioning from Buffalo to Miami, cultures being different, systems being different, it just didn’t work out the way that anybody had hoped. But at the same time, I’m thankful for it all, thankful for all the moments, all the friendships. Would I like to play again? Absolutely. Whatever that looks like.
“It’d be dope, it’d be ideal to have a fantasy ending and be able to retire a Bill, but who knows? I’m just being an open book right now, really enjoying life for what it is.”
Poyer added that he’s thankful for all the teams he’s played for in his career, but said Buffalo is home.
“My heart is always going to be there,” Poyer said. “I’m just playing it by ear right now, but would I love to play? Absolutely.”
Poyer started 107 games for Buffalo, recording 48 passes defensed with 22 interceptions from 2017-2023.
Free agent wide receiver Gabe Davis visited the 49ers on Monday. Jordan Schultz of Fox Sports reports that Davis now is on his way to visit the Giants.
Giants head coach Brian Daboll was the offensive coordinator in Buffalo in Davis’ first two seasons.
Davis spent his first four seasons with the Bills after they made him a fourth-round pick in 2020. The Jaguars signed him in free agency a year ago, but Davis caught only 20 passes for 239 yards and two touchdowns in 10 games in 2024 before tearing the meniscus in his left knee.
The Jaguars recently released Davis with a failed physical designation.
Davis made 163 catches for 2,730 yards and 27 touchdowns in four seasons with the Bills.
The Seahawks are taking a look at a veteran cornerback.
Per Tom Pelissero of NFL Media, Raasul Douglas is visiting with Seattle on Tuesday.
Douglas, 29, had been with Buffalo since the club acquired him midway through the 2023 season. He started 15 games for the team last year, recording five passes defensed with one forced fumble. He also recorded five tackles for loss.
A third-round pick in 2017, Douglas played his first three season for the Eagles before the Panthers claimed him off waivers in 2020. He then was able to latch on with the Packers after brief stints with three other teams in 2021, where he remained until the Bills traded for him.
Late last month, the Dolphins were also reportedly in contact with Douglas. But the two sides did not strike a deal.
In 120 career games with 80 starts, Douglas has recorded 79 passes defensed with 19 interceptions.
A report last month indicated that running back James Cook will play for the Bills in 2025 despite being unlikely to get the contract extension he’s looking for ahead of the season, but Cook isn’t publicly committing to anything at this point in the calendar.
Cook was at a Celebrity Poker Tour event in Las Vegas and he was asked about his contract situation. Cook said “however it works out, it works out” and that he works to make sure that “the business is a business, and just do whatever I can to always be there for my teammates.”
Cook has not been taking part in the Bills’ voluntary offseason work and he declined to share his plans for the mandatory portions of the program or training camp.
“I necessarily don’t want to talk about it right now, because it’s like, it’s something I want to hold in to myself . . . just let the business take care of the business,” Cook said, via PokerNews.com.
Bills General Manager Brandon Beane said that Cook has to be “the guy we saw” pick up 2,834 yards from scrimmage and 24 touchdowns to get paid. A holdout might impact his ability to do that, but Cook’s plans are going to remain under wraps a little while longer.
The Bills claimed defensive lineman Casey Rogers off waivers on Friday, the team announced.
The Giants waived Rogers on Thursday.
Rogers signed with the Giants in 2024 as undrafted free agent.
He appeared in two games for the team as a rookie, seeing action on 33 defensive snaps and nine on special teams. He had no stats.
Rogers spent five years in college playing for Nebraska (2019-21) and Oregon (2022-23). In two seasons in Eugene, Rogers played 27 games and recorded 56 tackles with 1.5 sacks and seven tackles for a loss.
Rogers originally committed to Syracuse to play lacrosse but decommitted and decided to attend Nebraska to play football.
