AFC East Notes: Bills, Alexander, Stills, Jets

Lorenzo Alexander signed a one-year deal with the Bills last offseason, and the outside linebacker thanked the organization by having his best NFL season. The 33-year-old finished the campaign with 76 tackles and 12.5 sacks, both career-highs.

Despite the fact that the Bills gave the veteran an opportunity this past season, the Pro Bowler told Alex Marvez of The Sporting News that he hasn’t decided whether he’ll return for a second season in Buffalo.

“[The Bills] have reached out to me. They want me to be back … I’m waiting to see what all the offers are on the table,” he said. “My wife and I will sit down and make the best decision for ourselves.”

Let’s take a look at some other notes from around the AFC…

• The Jets haven’t selected an offensive player in the first round since 2009, when they selected quarterback Mark Sanchez. ESPN.com’s Rich Cimini doesn’t believe the Jets are going to break that streak in this year’s draft. Besides running backs Leonard Fournette and Dalvin Cook and wide receiver Mike Williams, the draft is “top-heavy” with defensive players. General manager Mike Maccagnan generally operates by the “best player available” logic, which will presumably result in a player on the defensive side of the ball.
• The Dolphins are reportedly prioritizing re-signing impending free agent wideout Kenny Stills, and at least one of his teammates would be very happy if the receiver returned to Miami.“It’d be great for us to have him back,” running back Jay Ajayi told Jason Lieser of the Palm Beach Post. “I know he wants to be back. I know the team wants him back. So whatever we need to do to make that happen, hopefully we do that.” Stills finished the season with 726 receiving yards and a career-high nine touchdowns.
• Running back LeSean McCoy is a big fan of new Bills head coach Sean McDermott. The two previously worked together with the Eagles when McDermott was the team’s defensive coordinator. “He’s tough, he’s honest and he’s fair,” McCoy told Jay Skurski of The Buffalo News. “I think he’s the right guy for the job. The guys in Buffalo, we need somebody we can believe in and we can trust.”