The Buffalo Bills feel they can work out a long-term extension with impending free-agent FS Jairus Byrd despite coming to a stalemate in contract talks last year. ‘It’s a process and there’s no carryover. You start over again and you try to get something done,’ president Russ Brandon said. ‘We just weren’t able to come up with a solution that worked for both parties, so you reset it and start again.’ The team remains in contact with Byrd’s representatives, and there is ‘great communication.’ Byrd played under a $6.9 million franchise tag in 2013. The Bills won’t rule out using the franchise tag on Byrd again, however.
Bills | Willing to re-sign Jairus Byrd