I don’t know, but you have to ask what do they know that we don’t?
Very odd they also let another one of their large NTs go.
Vernon Butler signed a 2 year, $15,000,000 contract with the Buffalo Bills, including a $2,000,000 signing bonus, $9,300,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $7,500,000. In 2020, Butler will earn a base salary of $2,800,000, a signing bonus of $2,000,000, a roster bonus of $3,218,750 and a workout bonus of $100,000, while carrying a cap hit of $7,118,750 and a dead cap value of $7,800,000.
The Panthers run a 3-4 base set, and they do have a few large NT types still on their roster,, maybe it was just a number game,, but that's letting 3 of your top DL walk. Seems strange.