Buffalo Bills president Russ Brandon sees no reason why last year's stalemate in contract talks with Pro Bowl safety Jairus Byrd would prevent the two sides from reaching a long-term deal this offseason, the Associated Press reports. "It's a process and there's no carryover. You start over again and you try to get something done," Brandon told The Associated Press on Monday. "We just weren't able to come up with a solution that worked for both parties, so you reset it and start again." Brandon said the team maintains "great communication" with Byrd and his agent, Eugene Parker, and said there are no lingering hard feelings from talks last year. "We all are hoping to get a deal done," Brandon said. "And we're going to do the exact same thing this time, work our tails off to try to get another one done." Byrd is the Bills' most high-profile player not under contract this offseason. He spent last year playing under a $6.9 million franchise tag after the sides were unable to reach a long-term deal by a mid-July deadline. Source: The Redzone
I hope they fail, at least giving the Redskins a chance at signing him. Byrd and Decker are the only two big name free agents I want the redksins to go after
