Brandon Beane’s bet on Boogie Basham backfiring for Buffalo Bills

One of the stranger choices from the 2021 NFL Draft came when the Buffalo Bills selected Wake Forest edge rusher Carlos “Boogie” Basham with the 61st overall pick. They’d already signed free-agent defensive end Efe Obada in the offseason, and used their first-round pick on Miami’s Greg Rousseau, so most fans were already prepared to say “mission accomplished” with Buffalo’s pass rush. But general manager Brandon Beane dipped back into the water for another edge rusher nonetheless.

Following the draft, the Bills’ defensive line was suddenly quite crowded. The team had to trade away Darryl Johnson before making roster cuts, and even with that, they typically set aside three inactive defensive…