Positive update : By signing another world class player who is capable of taking care of all defficulties , i think the Bills has done a good job…
This is just a $1.58 million one-year contract with a guaranteed $1.21 million and a $290,000 signing bonus. Up to $5 million in incentives are available, but they will only apply to the 2025 salary cap—not the 2024 cap—if Collins meets predetermined goals for starts, snap counts, and games played.
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The incentives are designed to keep Collins and the Bills safe. Collins is guaranteed to be compensated like a starter lineman should he overachieve and push himself into a starting job. However, the Bills have strengthened their offensive line with veteran depth and insurance if he stays in that role.
From 2011 to 2014, the 6-foot-4, 315-pound lineman attended LSU for his collegiate career. In 2014, he was named to the First team of the SEC and the Second team of All-America.
Unknown October 5, 2013; Starkville, MS, USA; La’el Collins (70) of the LSU Tigers, offensive tackle
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Collins’ time at LSU ended with him not being drafted. He became an undrafted free agent in 2015 and signed with the Dallas Cowboys. During his tenure with the Cowboys, he started 86 games, mostly at right tackle. Collins joined the Bengals in 2022 and made 15 starts. However, he was placed on the reserve-physically unable to perform list and missed the 2023 season due to ACL and MCL knee problems. Before the 2023 playoffs began, Collins was re-signed by the Cowboys as a reserve on their practice squad. However, Collins did not play in their NFC Wild Card match.
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La’el Collins (71), an offensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals, heads toward the locker room.
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It appears that Brandon Beane is succeeding in his mission to provide the Bills with seasoned depth and fairly priced expertise.
