ESPN: Buffalo Bills named NFL's 'most-improved roster' post-2025 free agency

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The work of the front office for the Buffalo Bills during the NFL's free agency frenzy in 2025 earned huge praise from ESPN.

More so than anyone else in the NFL.

During the first wave of signings in the league, a few key players ended up in Buffalo. For the defense, pass rusher Joey Bosa was the splash addition. There is excitement about receiver Josh Palmer joining the quarterback Josh Allen-led offense, too.

All-in-all, the Bills' haul fared better than anyone other team in ESPN's roster rankings after the early stages of free agency... landing No. 1 overall in the out

Buffalo edged out the Los Angeles Rams in second place and the Minnesota Vikings for the top spot. In fact, the next highest-ranked AFC team was the Cincinnati Bengals.

In terms of the AFC East, those rivals ranked:

• 9. New England Patriots
• 14. Miami Dolphins
• 22. New York Jets

ESPN's breakdown on the Bills can be found below:

Key acquisitions and returning players: WR Khalil Shakir, Edge Joey Bosa, LB Terrel Bernard, LB Greg Rousseau, Edge Michael Hoecht, WR Joshua Palmer

I loved: How the Bills retained their own talent before markets got set. The Shakir extension is only $15 million per year. Rousseau got $20 million per year. Bernard is at $12.5 million per year. Those are three young cornerstones of a perennial contender, and they're staying in Buffalo for remarkably less than their open market number. The Bills were right to retain the players who helped get them to the AFC Championship Game, even if they haven't yet slayed the dragon that is the Chiefs.

I didn't love: How expensive Palmer was. Palmer is going to fill the Mack Hollins role, but I'm not sure he's going to elevate it much -- certainly not for double the price tag. He is a good dirty work receiver and should be considered a glue guy on a healthy offense, but if he was a truly dangerous pass catcher, he would have already broken out in Los Angeles. Still, this is a small complaint in an otherwise great class.

This article originally appeared on Bills Wire: ESPN: Bills named NFL's 'most-improved roster' post-2025 free agency

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