Buffalo Bills will enter the 2019 NFL season needing a tight end on their roster after they released TE Charles Clay. The team confirmed the decision on Friday via their social media.
This was an expected move from the Bills, considering that Clay was coming from a disastrous season in 2018. The 30-year-old posted career-lows in almost all statistical categories, ending the year with 21 catches and 184 receiving yards. The decision was even easier with the fact that he was in the final year of his five-year, $38 million contract and would count $9 million against the salary cap.
Charles Clay started his NFL career with the Miami Dolphins in 2011, being selected in the sixth round of the draft. After receiving a solid number of snaps in his first two years with the team, he had a breakthrough season in 2013 when he caught 69 passes for 759 yards and six touchdowns. Following another string of solid performances in 2014, Clay attracted interest from various teams with Buffalo’s then-general manager Doug Whaley deciding to give him a big-time contract in 2015 as an attempt to boost team’s offense.
Despite big money, Clay didn’t manage to meet the expectations in Buffalo, and has had three mediocre seasons before completely falling off the cliff last year.
