Aaron Maybin was waived by the Bills today. They didn't even bother waiting until the first cut down day, August 30th. Instead, they cut ties with a guy who they've given every opportunity to play. The same guy who couldn't get any significant time on last year's putrid defense.
No doubt Maybin will be viewed as one of the biggest busts in Bills history because of his inability to even get on the field. He reported to camp at 228 pounds, his lightest weight to date. Buddy Nix made a conscious effort to make the Bills a bigger team on D and instead of prolonging the obvious, the Bills decided to cut their losses with Maybin today. He will count as 9 million against the cap. His rookie contract guaranteed him 15 million dollars. 15 million dollars.
This is a move that probably should have been done even sooner (just to further illustrate how bad Maybin is). Slowly but surely the Bills are shaping the team to Nix's vision. Whether that translates to a winner on the field is yet to be determined but guys like John McCargo and Aaron Maybin will not be missed by Bills fans. Somehow this team feels better already without Maybin on the roster.
In an unrelated bit, Ashton Youboty was signed by the Bucs today.
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