ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — In the short time it took the Buffalo Bills to release and re-sign Matt Cassel, the journeyman quarterback didn't have a chance to clean out his locker.
"I didn't even come in," Cassel said after re-signing with the Bills on Tuesday, three days after he was among the final players cut by the team.
For the Bills, the decision to cut Cassel was made after he lost the starting job to Tyrod Taylor last week. Cassel was set to make a $4.15 million base salary this season, which was deemed too expensive.
A team person familiar with the decision said the Bills took the calculated risk to cut 10-year veteran in hopes they would have the opportunity to re-sign him at a more salary-cap friendly contract.