Bills re-sign Cadet, Jones for RB depth
The Buffalo Bills looked to free agency to find Chris Ivory to be running back LeSean McCoy's primary backup in 2018.
On Friday, they looked internally to add some depth behind their top two.
The team re-signed running backs Travaris Cadet and Taiwan Jones, who had become free agents, giving the Bills some flexibility and competition for Ivory.
Jones was primarily a special teams player for Buffalo, but broke his left arm during an onside kick in November. The team then signed Cadet, who became McCoy's backup until breaking his ankle on Dec. 24.
Cadet has 49 carries for 180 yards and 118 catches for 959 yards over six NFL seasons. Jones has 44 carries for 183 yards and 18 catches for 251 yards over seven seasons.
Jones also has a 23.4 yard average on 77 kick returns.
Ivory, released by the Jacksonville Jaguars on Feb. 23, adds quality depth for the Bills, who've experienced issues on the depth chart behind McCoy in recent seasons.
Ivory was released from an existing contract, which freed him to sign before 2018 unrestricted free agents (March 14).
Ivory, who will turn 30 in March, totaled just 821 yards and four touchdowns on 229 carries across two seasons with the Jaguars, who signed him to a five-year, $32 million contract as he was coming off a Pro Bowl appearance in 2015 with the New York Jets.
In eight years with the Saints, Jets and Jaguars, Ivory has 1,112 carries for 4,852 rushing yards (4.4 average) and 28 touchdowns.
--Field Level Media
