The Buffalo Bills enter the 2016 offseason strapped for cap space and with needs across the board, are finding ways to cut costs and create some breathing room. On Friday, the team released Leodis McKelvin, who has been with the team since they drafted him with the 11th overall pick in 2008.
McKelvin was set to make $3.1 million in 2016, a price the Bills could not afford given his poor level of play. McKelvin had been surpassed on the depth chart by Ronald Darby and Nickell Robey, making McKelvin expendable and ending his eight-year run with the Bills.
Giving the free agent market at cornerback, McKelvin should see some interest thanks to his versatility to play cornerback and safety. McKelvin will sit behind the likes of Leon Hall, Janoris Jenkins, Casey Hayward, Sean Smith among others, but will eventually find a home as a reserve defensive back.