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Buffalo Bills miss out on J.J. Watt, keep focus on improving defensive line

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The early-offseason circus is done; the Buffalo Bills will not sign defensive end J.J. Watt, who agreed to a two-year deal with the Arizona Cardinals on Monday.

Sources told ESPN's Dianna Russini that the free-agent D-lineman had previously received interest from multiple teams and the Bills were among them.

But the Bills likely aren't done trying to make changes to their defensive line. No team spent more on that position group than Buffalo last season, and although it did lead to the league's second-best pass rush win rate (according to NFL Next Gen Stats), it didn't necessarily lead to the elite production one would expect for the $51 million cap hit it took, per Spotrac.