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Star Lotulelei’s Contract: 5 Years 50 mil, 10 mil/year. 25 guaranteed

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The only thing I worry about Poe is injury.  He had a back back for a couple of years with KC.  If healthy Poe is some better but not a ton.  If he gets back to his 2nd and 3rd year production then Poe is tons better but he has never really reproduced that.  Good player, could be great on this line, you just hope he is healthy.

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2 hours ago, Moo Daeng said:

Star had less than half the run stops  the past two years as he did his rookie season. It was evident our run d wasn't what it could be or should be. He didn't look like himself.

Star did struggle some last season, but not 2016. I vividly remember Star out playing Short the majority of the season, Short came on late getting some sacks but Star was the only one taking up blockers and creating havoc early on 

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DT Star Lotulelei, Bills

Grade: C

The Bills needed help on the defensive interior after trading Marcell Dareus, and while they were able to convince Kyle Williams to come back on a one-year deal, it seemed likely that Buffalo would go after another defensive tackle to play alongside the LSU product. It's no surprise, then, that coach Sean McDermott and general manager Brandon Beane would look toward Carolina and go after Lotulelei after the Panthers let their former first-round pick hit free agency.

Carolina re-signed Kawann Short as opposed to Lotulelei because the former has been a dominant pass-rusher. That hasn't been the case with the Utah product, as Lotulelei has produced just 11.5 sacks over his five pro seasons. He's an able run defender and has stayed healthy for most of his pro career, but the Bills gave Lotulelei more than even Dontari Poe received from the Panthers. Lotulelei's five-year, $50 million deal netted him $16.5 million fully guaranteed at signing and $33 million over years one through three, which is right about what Brandon Williams got from the Ravens last year. That's the top of the market for run-stuffing defensive linemen who don't get after the quarterback.

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