Doug Whaley signs multi-year extension

Doug Whaley has brought in talent to his Buffalo Bills squad on a more-than-regular basis, loading the last offseason with acquisitions of LeSean McCoy and Charles Clay, along with the signing of big-name head coach Rex Ryan.

All of this was enough in the eyes of owners Kim and Terry Pegula, who rewarded him with a multi-year extension to stay the General Manager of the Buffalo Bills.

A personal familiar with the situation told the Associated Press that the extension is for three years, which coincides with Rex Ryan’s deal. Both contracts would expire in 2019.

This makes a ton of sense on Buffalo’s part, but it mainly relieves the “lame duck” GM that would have been the case had Whaley not signed since he was entering the final year of his contract.

Whaley was not the fault of this team in 2015, as his team underperformed the hype from the media. Most of the noise was made in the preseason, where many outlets and writers had this team playing at least a part in Wild Card Weekend, if not earning a bye with an AFC East title with the status of Tom Brady in jeopardy.