It's not a mystery to anybody what the Buffalo Bills will be looking for throughout the offseason. From free agency through the 2025 NFL Draft, the Bills will be laser focused on adding difference makers to their defensive line.

1. Utah TE Brant Kuithe: He turns 26 on Dec. 14 and spent seven years with the Utes, so long that he pre-dated current Bills tight end Dalton Kincaid and safety Cole Bishop. Kuithe tore his ACL in 2022 and missed all of 2023. He finished his career with 183 catches (22 touchdowns) in 60 games.

In addition to filling the vacant starting spot that Douglas occupied in 2024, the Bills could also choose to address Benford's contract status by working out a long-term extension. The 2022 sixth-round draft pick is entering the final season on his rookie deal and will likely command a substantial pay raise if allowed to hit the open market.

Here is every NFL team’s current salary cap space (including the Bills) according to Over The Cap:

NFL Scouting Combine has arrived, and with it is the beginning of the Bills’ offseason march toward the goal they’ve been striving for since head coach Sean McDermott and general manager Brandon Beane arrived in 2017.