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It was a move Buffalo needed but the price was surprising.
(Getty Images) ESPN questions Bills' $29 million free agency signing originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Buffalo Bills needed more defensive firepower for Jim Leonhard, and they got it early in free agency.
Bradley Chubb was signed to a huge, three-year, $43 million deal that has $29 million guaranteed. Some think the move for Chubb was a good one, as it gives the Bills some much-needed pass-rusher help, but others were surprised by the money involved. We know that the early wave of free agency sees big contracts, but even Chubb's took some by surprise.
Even for ESPN's Field Yates, who named Chubb his head-scratching move of free agency. "The Bills signing edge rusher Bradley Chubb," Yates wrote . "Buffalo had a significant need to upgrade at edge rusher, and Chubb helps that cause.
But the amount was surprising; Chubb's deal includes $29 million guaranteed over three years. He is a solid player who piled up 8. 5 sacks last season, but that's a steep figure for a soon-to-be 30-year-old rusher.