Buffalo Bills: Making the case for and against signing Kawann Short

ORCHARD PARK, NY - AUGUST 09: Kawann Short #99 of the Carolina Panthers participates in warm ups before the game against the Buffalo Bills at New Era Field on August 9, 2018 in Orchard Park, New York. Carolina defeats Buffalo in the preseason game 28-23. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) /

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CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – AUGUST 21: Kawann Short #99 of the Carolina Panthers during the Carolina Panthers Training Camp at Bank of America Stadium on August 21, 2020 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images) /

Making the case against signing Kawann Short

The biggest reason the Buffalo Bills might be hesitant to bring in Kawann Short is due to injuries. The veteran defensive tackle is 32 years old and has only played five games over the past two years. In 2019, Short suffered a torn rotator cuff in his left shoulder that ended his season and then this past year suffered an injury to his right shoulder after only three games.

However, even in the year prior to his injuries, he started to see his numbers start to drop and he finished with only three sacks and seven QB hits, which was the first time in his career that he did not have double digit QB hits in a season.

The question is was that down year in 2018 just a one-time thing or was it a sign of where Kawann Short is in his career.

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