Joe Marino· Feb 13, 2026
Marino argues the Bills should and almost certainly will release safety Taylor Rapp to save cap space, saying he'd be stunned if Buffalo kept him.
“Bishop, Rapp, who's probably gonna be cut, and Jordan Hancock.”
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- Trade and Signing CallsTaylor RappBuffalo BillsFeb 13, 2026
Taylor Rapp to move to Buffalo Bills
“Now I would be stunned if they didn't release him and get that cap space and move on... Bishop, Rapp, who's probably gonna be cut, and Jordan Hancock.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- player:
- Taylor Rapp
- season:
- 2025
- claimed:
- BUF
- was with:
- BUF
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 100
- difficulty:
- 1
- the naive guess:
- he stays where he is
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- ended up with:
- BUF
- weeks left when called:
- 0
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