One of the biggest strengths of the Buffalo Bills the past two seasons has been their offensive line. They had the same starting five from left to right from 2024-2025. It was Dion Dawkins, David Edwards, Connor McGovern, O’Cyrus Torrence, and Spencer Brown. They managed to re-sign McGovern to a new four-year deal this offseason. However, Edwards walked in free agency.
Edwards cashed in with the New Orleans Saints, and now the Bills will have competition for the left guard position. It is not uncommon for the Bills to sign offensive line depth across the entire line as well, which is what Buffalo has done.
Buffalo signed Alec Anderson and Austin Corbett, who will more than likely compete for the left guard position. Then the Bills would sign Lloyd Cushenberry who is primarily a center and has played for the Broncos and Titans in his career. The signing of Cushenberry gives the Bills a potential backup with starting experience, but Cushenberry is not a guarantee to make the final 53-man roster.
Lloyd Cushenberry could be in roster trouble before playing one meaningful snap with Bills
Moe Moton from Bleacher Report listed Cushenberry has a player from the Bills could be cut from the roster before the start of the 2026 season, focusing on how the lack of versatility could be the deciding factor on whether or not he gets a roster spot.
"As a starting center for all 80 of his career games, Cushenberry won't compete for that open spot. If Austin Corbett doesn't win the job at left guard, he's more valuable depth on the interior than Cushenberry because of his experience at center and both guard positions, which makes the latter expendable." said Moton.
The Bills already have McGovern as the anchor of their offensive line so Cushenberry obviously won’t be competing for that job. Buffalo then has Sedrick Van Pran-Granger, whom they drafted in 2024 in the 5th round as the backup. That is more than likely the spot where Cushenberry could get if he out performs Pran-Granger.
Since Cushenberry is a center and hasn’t played much at the guard spot, he will need to work extra hard during training camp to get a roster spot. Not only is the versatility factor against him, but Pran-Granger knows the offense and is still on a rookie deal. It’s going to be an uphill battle for Cushenberry to be featured on the roster for the Bills in 2026.
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