Overview
- The Bills announced one-year reserve/futures contracts for quarterback Shane Buechele and wide receiver Jalen Virgil, reflected on the NFL transaction wire and the team’s social account.
- Promoted to head coach in January, Joe Brady is beginning to shape the offseason roster, adding system-familiar players to the 90-man squad.
- Buechele spent most of 2025 on Buffalo’s practice squad, was signed by the Chiefs after injuries to Patrick Mahomes and Gardner Minshew, and debuted in Week 18 with 7-of-14 passing for 88 yards before returning to Buffalo’s practice squad for the playoffs.
- Buechele missed the 2024 season with a neck injury and has limited regular-season experience, but coaches value his scout-team work and quarterback-room presence, with QB coach Ronald Curry calling him Allen’s “right-hand man.”
- With Mitch Trubisky headed for free agency and projected to cost about $4.4 million, Buechele offers an inexpensive, system-savvy option who could compete for the backup role.