July 18, 2008

Despite the fact that Bills WR Lee Evans’ contract is up after the season and OLT Jason Peters was a no-show in the team’s offseason program, we hear that a holdout from either one in training camp is unlikely. Although Evans and the team would like to finalize a long-term deal, we hear that it’s perhaps even more important for the team to do something quickly, as Evans realizes he’ll be paid handsomely by somebody — be it the Bills or another team — if he somehow reaches the open market in 2009. But the Bills won’t allow that to happen, as a deal will be struck, even if it doesn’t happen until during or even after the upcoming season. Peters, whose deal is up after 2010, realizes that he has no leverage in his bid for a new deal, and there’s talk around Buffalo that his push for a new contract is being orchestrated by his agent, Vincent Taylor. Peters is a team-first, quiet guy who is not the type to be raising a stink about his deal, especially three years before it’s due to expire.