Orchard Park, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane admitted on Wednesday that it was hard not to feel like the past few weeks had been a waste of time after his staff chased numerous roads to trades that all led to a dead end the day before.

The Bills made calls for weeks in search of adding talent to a championship-caliber roster that’s been decimated by injuries, mainly on the defensive side of the ball. For several reasons that Beane outlined in a pre-practice press conference, none of the deals came to fruition.

“Believe me, I went home as mad as any other fan,” Beane said. “I wanted to do things. I’m always wanting to do things to make this team better.”

The Bills faced several obstacles on Tuesday as they tried to engineer a trade by the 4 p.m. deadline. The team’s

See Full Page