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Harrison Phillips Jerseys 2019 , N.Y. (AP) — A person familiar with the Buffalo Bills‘ decision confirms the team has fired offensive line coach Juan Castillo.The person spoke to The Associated Press on Wednesday on the condition of anonymity because the Bills have not announced the move. CBSSports.com first reported Castillo’s firing Tuesday.Castillo also oversaw the running game during his two seasons in Buffalo. Both the offensive line and LeSean McCoy-led running game struggled in contributing to Buffalo’s 6-10 finish.The Bills ranked ninth in the NFL with 1,984 yards rushing, though rookie quarterback Josh Allen accounted for nearly a third of that with a team-leading 631 yards. McCoy had career lows with 514 yards rushing and by averaging 3.2 yards per carry.Buffalo’s patchwork line never entirely jelled in having difficulty replacing the offseason losses of center Eric Wood and guard Richie Incognito. With Kyle Williams riding off into the sunset
White Taron Johnson Jerseys , the Buffalo Bills are left with Star Lotulelei to lead the way for the interior of the defensive line. The 29-year old is entering the second year of his five-year, $50 million deal—making him the highest-paid player on the roster for 2019 and the remaining three years after that. Lotulelei isn't going to get after the quarterback very often and he isn't going to make a lot of plays that get him noticed, but he does his job of letting the linebackers run free and he does it well. Without Lotulelei on the roster
Taron Johnson Jerseys 2019 , the Bills wouldn't have a strong presence on the interior defensive line and they wouldn't save any money by cutting him outright either. If the Bills decided to move on from Lotulelei, they'd actually add money to their salary cap in 2019. With $2 million of his 2019 salary already guaranteed and the departure of Williams, coupled with the late-season fall off of rookie Harrison Phillips
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