{"id":41458,"date":"2018-04-04T19:51:04","date_gmt":"2018-04-04T23:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=41458"},"modified":"2018-04-04T19:51:04","modified_gmt":"2018-04-04T23:51:04","slug":"buffalo-bills-sign-terrence-fede","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2018\/04\/04\/buffalo-bills-sign-terrence-fede\/","title":{"rendered":"Buffalo Bills Sign Terrence Fede"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Buffalo Bills have added to their defensive line depth. On Wednesday morning, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?search=Buffalo%20Bills&amp;pid=&amp;idx=teams\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buffalo Bills<\/a>\u00a0announced the signing of defensive end <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/F\/FedeTe00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Terrence Fede<\/a><\/strong> via the team&#8217;s Twitter account. The four-year veteran will have to battle it out in training camp with the likes of Shaq Lawson and Eddie Yarbrough to secure a spot in Sean McDermott&#8217;s defense.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We&#39;ve agreed to terms with DE Terrence Fede on a one-year deal.<\/p>\n<p>Details: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QVyXmlLKNG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/QVyXmlLKNG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/URZ9Xby8IP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/URZ9Xby8IP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BuffaloBills\/status\/981536887264436224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 4, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The duration of the contract is confirmed to be one year. Although the value of the deal has not yet been disclosed, it will likely be in the neighborhood of the league minimum of $790,000.<\/p>\n<h1>Buffalo Bills Sign Terrence Fede<\/h1>\n<p>Bills general manager, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/executives\/BeanBr0.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brandon Beane<\/a><\/strong>, continues to augment his roster by bringing in another free agent defensive lineman. Earlier in the free agency period, Beane secured the services of defensive tackle, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/L\/LotuSt00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Star Lotulelei<\/a><\/strong>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/2018\/03\/14\/trent-murphy-buffalo-bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pass rusher, <strong>Trent Murphy<\/strong><\/a>, to lucrative, long-term deals, as well as defensive end,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/O\/OdigOw00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Owamagbe Odighizuwa<\/a><\/strong>, to a one-year deal.<\/p>\n<h2>Fede&#8217;s Resum\u00e9<\/h2>\n<p>Fede was taken by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/mia\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Miami Dolphins<\/a>\u00a0in the seventh round of the 2014 NFL draft out of Marist College. He owns the unique distinction of\u00a0being the only player out Marist to have ever played in the NFL. The 26-year old has spent his entire four year career with the Dolphins, coming off the bench a total of 51 times, registering zero starts.<\/p>\n<p>Production has not exactly been the name of the game for Fede. The New York native managed a meager 30 tackles, one sack and two fumble recoveries as a Dolphin. He routinely played second fiddle to established veterans\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/W\/WakeCa00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cameron Wake<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/V\/VernOl00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Olivier Vernon<\/a><\/strong>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/B\/BranAn00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Andre Branch<\/strong><\/a>.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Standing at six-foot-four, 267 pounds, Fede possesses ideal size and length to plug in as a 4-3 defensive end in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/McDeSe0.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sean McDermott&#8217;s<\/a><\/strong> defense.<\/p>\n<h2>Fede is a Surprise Signing<\/h2>\n<p>While Fede visited Buffalo last week, his appearance on the Bills roster is unexpected.\u00a0<strong>R<\/strong><strong>yan Talbot\u00a0<\/strong>of NewYorkUpstate.com reported that the prospects of Fede signing with the team were not looking overly promising:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A source close to Terrence Fede said the defensive end joining the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bills?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Bills<\/a> \u201cwon\u2019t happen.\u201d Team and Fede could always circle back later, but for now he\u2019s moving on. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BillsMafia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#BillsMafia<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ryan Talbot (@RyanTalbotBills) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RyanTalbotBills\/status\/979484012065492993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 29, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Bills were the only reported team to show interest in Fede, so his rapid change of heart may be attributed to his lack of material options elsewhere. 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