{"id":852969,"date":"2026-04-04T09:29:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T09:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/852969\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T09:29:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T09:29:11","slug":"bills-eye-in-house-solution-for-left-guard-vacancy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/852969\/","title":{"rendered":"Bills Eye In-House Solution for Left Guard Vacancy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"AThe Bills’ offensive line undergoes a Cubist transformation, reflecting the team’s search for a new starting left guard.Phoenix Today<\/p>\n

The Buffalo Bills may have found their next starting left guard from within their own roster. General manager Brandon Beane revealed that second-year player Alec Anderson is in the mix to replace David Edwards, who left the team in free agency this offseason. Beane expressed confidence in Anderson’s ability to compete for and potentially win the starting job.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/p>\n

Maintaining a strong offensive line is crucial for the Bills’ high-powered offense, led by star quarterback Josh Allen. Finding a reliable replacement for Edwards, who started 15 games last season, will be key to the team’s continued success in the 2026 NFL season.<\/p>\n

The details<\/p>\n

Alec Anderson, a 2025 draft pick, is expected to compete with other internal candidates to fill the left guard vacancy left by David Edwards’ departure in free agency. Beane praised Anderson’s development and believes he has the potential to step into the starting role.<\/p>\n

The NFL owners meeting in Phoenix took place this week, where Beane made his comments about Anderson.Edwards left the Bills in free agency this offseason after starting 15 games for the team in 2025.<\/p>\n

The players<\/p>\n

Alec Anderson<\/p>\n

A second-year offensive lineman for the Buffalo Bills, Anderson is expected to compete for the starting left guard position vacated by David Edwards.<\/p>\n

David Edwards<\/p>\n

The former starting left guard for the Buffalo Bills, Edwards left the team in free agency this offseason after starting 15 games in 2025.<\/p>\n

Brandon Beane<\/p>\n

The general manager of the Buffalo Bills, Beane expressed confidence in Alec Anderson’s ability to compete for and potentially win the starting left guard job.<\/p>\n

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\n What they\u2019re saying<\/p>\n

\u201cHe’s going to be competing for it,\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Brandon Beane, General Manager<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next<\/p>\n

The Bills will monitor Anderson’s progress throughout the offseason program and training camp as he competes for the starting left guard position.<\/p>\n

The takeaway<\/p>\n

The Bills appear to have a promising in-house candidate to replace their departed starting left guard, which could allow them to address other needs in the upcoming draft and free agency periods.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a The Bills’ offensive line undergoes a Cubist transformation, reflecting the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":852970,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2048],"tags":[215,214,53,2086,7,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-852969","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-buffalo-bills","8":"tag-bills","9":"tag-buffalo","10":"tag-buffalo-bills","11":"tag-buffalobills","12":"tag-football","13":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/852969","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=852969"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/852969\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/852970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=852969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=852969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=852969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}