The Bills tried to trade 26-year old QB Trent Edwards last week but they couldn’t find any takers so they cut him loose.  Edwards played in 2 games for the Bills this year and he completed 29 of 52 passes (55.8%) for 241 yards with 1 TD pass and 2 INTs (58.3 QB Rating).  He also carried the ball 5 times for 24 yards (4.8 ypc) for the Bills this year.  Edwards played in 34 games in his four years with the Bills and he completed 535 of 878 passes (60.9%) for 5,739 yards with 25 TD passes and 27 INTs (76.8 QB Rating).  He also carried the ball 69 times for 296 yards (4.3 ypc) with 3 TD runs.  Brian Brohm will now be Ryan Fitzpatrick’s backup in Buffalo.  Edwards likely won’t be out of work too long as he will likely be claimed off waivers.  This move puzzles me a bit as Edwards is still young enough to turn things around.

UPDATE:  (9/29/2010) – Edwards was quickly snapped up off of waivers by the Jacksonville Jaguars. 

The Bills have released 32-year old DE Aaron Schobel.  Schobel played in 16 games for the Bills last season and he had 56 tackles, 10 sacks, 7 tackles for a loss, 1 interception (returned 26 yards for a TD), he forced 3 fumbles and he recovered 1 fumble.  Schobel played in 133 games in his 9 years with the Bills and he had 483 tackles, 28 passes defensed, 78 sacks, 19 forced fumbles and he had 3 interceptions.  Schobel is #2 on the Bills’ all-time list in sacks with 78.  He was behind only Bruce Smith who had a simply amazing 171 sacks in his career with the Bills.  Schobel was threatening retirement but I think he just wanted out of Buffalo.  This is a huge blow to the Bills.

26-year old OT Brad Butler has shocked the Bills by announcing his retirement from the NFL yesterday.  He played in only 2 games (both starts) last season for the Bills missing most of the season due to injury.  Butler played in 33 games (31 starts) in his four years with the Bills.  The Bills will have to find a new starting right tackle for the 2010 season which is a hole they weren’t anticipating having.

The Buffalo Bills have lost 26-year old TE Derek Fine on waivers to the Rams.  Fine played in 8 games for the Bills last season and he caught 9 passes for 64 yards (7.1 avg).  He played in 18 games in his two years with the Bills and he finished up with 19 grabs for 158 yards (8.3 avg) with 1 TD grab in his time in Buffalo.  The Bills won’t miss Fine too much.