Welcome, Tyrod Taylor, to the increasingly fascinating 2018 NFL offseason quarterback market.
The Buffalo Bills’ surprise announcement Wednesday that they were benching their starting quarterback and elevating untested rookie Nathan Peterman to the position even though they’re 5-4 and currently occupy an AFC playoff spot (something they haven’t secured in 17 seasons) all but ensures they will move on from Taylor at season’s end. Only $1 million of his $10 million base salary in 2018 is fully guaranteed.
That will put a quarterback who finished the 2015 and 2016 seasons in the top 10 in Total QBR on the market, and given the state of quarterback in the NFL right now you can absolutely bet teams will view him as a potential starter.