The Buffalo Bills announced they have released Scott Chandler on Wednesday. Chandler joined the team in 2010 and has played eight seasons in the NFL, spending time with the San Diego Chargers and Dallas Cowboys. He had one year remaining on a two-year deal he signed in the 2014 offseason. The move saves the Bills $2.25 million in cap space for 2015.
For being a waiver-wire addition, Scott Chandler had a good career with #Bills. Just never consistent enough and struggled as a blocker.
— Chris Trapasso 🏈 (@ChrisTrapasso) March 11, 2015
Chandler had been a beloved fan favorite in Buffalo. One of his more memorable moments came in last season’s 38-3 demolition of their rivals the New York Jets, a game that had to be played at Ford Field in Detroit due to the historic snowstorm that hit the Buffalo area the week before. Upon scoring a second quarter touchdown, he celebrated by mimicking the shoveling of snow in solidarity with the people of Western New York.
His most productive years came in 2011 and 2012 when he caught a total of 12 touchdown passes. He wasn’t as prolific from a scoring standpoint the past two seasons as he managed just five catches in the end zone. 2013 was his best in terms of total yardage as he finished with 655 yards, managing just two touchdowns that year.
With Chandler out, the Bills will likely begin the process of extending an offer sheet to current Miami Dolphins tight end Charles Clay. Clay had been given the transition tag by Miami which is essentially a less lucrative version of the franchise tag. He was the only player in the league given the designation.
The transition tag means the Dolphins tender a one-year contract to Clay that’s slightly over $7 million. If the Bills make an offer to him, Miami has one week to match it. What distinguishes the transition designation from getting franchised is the fact that the Bills don’t need to compensate the Dolphins with draft picks in the event he leaves Miami.
Either way, the Bills are losing a player who certainly endeared himself to the fans with his personality and work ethic.
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