Buffalo Bills: Options at tight end after Greg Olsen signs with Seahawks

Bills keep the same group from 2019

The first option the Buffalo Bills have is to not make any changes and enter 2020 with the same group of Dawson Knox, Tyler Kroft and Tommy Sweeney at the top of the depth chart.

The front office invested heavily in the position offseason by adding Kroft through free agency and Knox and Sweeney in the NFL Draft. Considering Kroft was hurt for most of last year, the Bills didn’t get to see the full potential this group has and may want to give them another chance.

However, if the team decides they want to bring another tight end in, then Kroft would likely be the odd man out. It seems highly unlikely that the Bills would move on from a player like Tommy Sweeney and if the team was to release Kroft they would save over $4.8 million in cap space.

One of the reasons that the Bills were interested in Olsen was that he could be a mentor and provide that veteran presence within the locker room. However, at a salary of $7 million this would have been a steep price to pay. While Kroft may not have had the career Olsen has, he certainly could step in as that leader for this position and this is why the Bills may elect to not make any changes going into 2020.