3 Bills players on the initial 53-man roster who won't last the whole season

The Buffalo Bills have finished the grind of the preseason, crafting a very solid 53-man roster that has every chance of competing for a championship. As they embark upon this journey beginning with their Week 1 matchup against the Arizona Cardinals, not every Bills player will be along for the ride.

A handful of additions to the 53-man roster are only there for a quick bite in the NFL, and they don't even know it yet. Once some players come back from injuries, or a Bills front office that knows they need to start winning now or they will be fired decides to make aggressive trades, there could be some moving and shaking.

These three players may be on the Bills right now, but they might not last all 17 games on the roster. Buffalo knows this core is starting to run out of road with Allen at the helm, and they could be willing to part with these three players over the course of the 2024 season.

3 Bills players on the initial 53-man roster who won't last the whole season

3. LB Joe Andreessen

Andreessen is a cool story, as he is a local Western New York product and Buffalo product who latched on with the Bills. However, if Matt Milano is able to return in the middle of the season (and all indications seem to suggest he will), Andreessen could be back on the waiver wire.

2. DE Casey Toohill

Toohill is trying to get back on track with the Bills after spending some time wasting away in Washington. The Bills' edge rusher depth isn't amazing, but it will be tough for Toohill to get regular snaps if some of the younger players ball out.

Toohill did manage five sacks, but how many of them were the product of eating up snaps on a bad defense? Toohill will need to fight and claw to even make it into the regular rotation. Will Sean McDermott eventually look elsewhere for fringe roster upgrades?

1. WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling

If the Bills are going to make a trade acquisition to improve any position on the roster, it's wide receiver. While the veteran wide receiver has played the part of kingmaker in the last few years alongside MVPs and champions like Aaron Rodgers and Patrick Mahomes, his skills are very much in decline.

Valdes-Scantling was passed up by other iffy receivers who don't have the physical talent, years of experience, and speed that MVS has. If Keon Coleman is everything Buffalo thinks he can be, the Bills may just decide to bite the bullet and go further into their youth movement.