Bills may need to manage top tight end's workload due to injury concerns
Bills GM Brandon Beane says Dalton Kincaid is progressing physically, but his workload could still be managed after two injury-affected seasons.
The Buffalo Bills know they're better with tight end Dalton Kincaid on the field. They just don't know how often he'll be on the field this summer. Kincaid is making progress physically, but managing his workload could still be part of the plan entering the 2026 season, general manager Brandon Beane said at the NFL’s annual meetings on Monday.
The 2023 first-round pick missed five games last year and logged 25 or fewer snaps in eight games, including four with less than 20 snaps. "I think Dalton did get stronger," Beane said. "I think he whole body held up better.
I think just the knee was bothersome. You're fighting that battle of rest and not playing and getting out of rhythm versus keeping him going. " Buffalo picked up Kincaid's fifth-year option , keeping him with the Bills through 2027.
Limited snaps, big impact Buffalo has a highly effective weapon it can't fully unleash. Kincaid played just 302 offensive snaps last season — 38% of the Bills’ total — as injuries continued to limit his availability. It was a steep drop from his rookie year in 2023 (699 snaps), and from 2024 (471), when he first began dealing with knee issues.