Bills' Andre Roberts bets on himself, carves niche as return man

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Andre Roberts has no issue with having to prove himself. It's why he's signed a series of one-year deals over the course of his 10-year career; the NFL is a meritocracy and if he has to earn his place in it one year at a time, so be it.

The Buffalo Bills wide receiver was actually prepared to do so once again this past offseason -- before a conversation with a former teammate convinced him to tack on an extra year.

"I actually wanted to sign another one-year deal because I like betting on myself," Roberts said. "But what Lorenzo Alexander told me about this place, what they were trying to build, I really didn't have a problem signing a two-year deal and being here a…