Vince Young, Bills Reach Deal: Buffalo Agrees To Sign Free Agent QB

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills have reached a deal to sign free agent quarterback Vince Young, providing them an established backup and a bona fide threat in their wildcat formations.

The Bills announced the deal on Friday, a little over a week after 2006 NFL rookie of the year worked out for the team at its facility.

General manager Buddy Nix said the addition of Young will create more competition at the backup spot behind starter Ryan Fitzpatrick.

Young, who turns 29 later this month, has been biding his time to determine the next step of his career after he completed his one-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles last season. He struggled as Michael Vick's backup last season, finishing with four touchdowns and nine interceptions in six games, including three starts.

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Comments

[subherbanite]

11:27 AM on 05/17/2012

He's not a bad pickup considering his salary is probably cheap. My problem with him was that he was the 3rd pick in the draft making a lot of money while be slightly above average.

[mac0969]

07:21 PM on 05/14/2012

Sorry Buffalo... Vince Young is a proven bum who peaked in college.

[chimark]

05:10 PM on 05/14/2012

Million dollar body and skills. ten cent head He is still young and can still turn it around. Not many more chances , he has to do it now. Do yourself a favor vince , shut up and play.

[s4watson]

09:35 AM on 05/14/2012

ha ha (nelson voice) Vince Young sucks! he is the ultimate crybaby,glad we got rid of him here n tennessee....GO TITANS!

[Quotidien]

01:22 PM on 05/14/2012

Jeff Fisher was his problem...he got fired.

[s4watson]

01:26 PM on 05/14/2012

no his attitude was the problem,vince was fired 4 good reason. fisher decided 2 move on. i live n nashville and im a big titan fan and again glad vy is gone! RIP Steve McNair

[insightdeluxe]

02:08 AM on 05/14/2012

wildcat? vince ain't runnin' no wildcat. who wrote this? anyway, VY hs found a decent home in BUF. the bills are super talented and he should fit in w/chan gailie. the eagles were a trainwreck last year. they couldn't get out of their own way. VY needs targets. when he has targets, he hits them. i wish him luck!

[sdave]

12:05 PM on 05/13/2012

He's a problem wherever he goes......good luck with that, Buffalo......

[opprobrious]

10:51 PM on 05/12/2012

If Vince ever pulls his head outta his butt he just might reach his potential. Interesting pickup for the Bills. Now what happens if he actually does get it together? Open question: What would do with Fitzpatrick?

[Quotidien]

03:26 PM on 05/12/2012

Good for Vince. He's very talented, and he is maturing.

[emrogers]

07:42 AM on 05/13/2012

No he's not. He was awful in every way for the Eagles last year.

[Quotidien]

01:24 PM on 05/14/2012

He led the best drive of the season vs the (champion) Giants.

What part of talent don't you understand? ( 6'5", runs a 4.6, throws 65 yds...that's talent).

Has an NFL Rookie of the Year, and an NCAA National Championship on his resume. That's not talent?

[Puzzlr]

05:15 PM on 05/13/2012

He's been a winner everywhere he's gone. If he can get things together, the team will go far. He was never a good fit in Tennessee. The coach didn't want him and it showed. His years in the league would have been better if not for that mess that is Jeff Fisher.

[Apotropoxy]

11:00 AM on 05/12/2012

If the Bills are willing to re-tool their offense and install Young as their starter they will win their division and have the #1 running back in the league.
If not... he's irrelevant.

[tomgee111]

09:12 AM on 05/12/2012

Along with the Jets, Bills say they need to create competition at back-up quarterback. At this level, backup QB target should be the starter not the bencher. The $ these guys make should be all the incentive they need.

[kaweb57]

07:29 AM on 05/12/2012

Hey Buffalo-
If you're still in the market for bad QBs, make ANY reasonable offer for Bad Newz Vick..
Bidding starts at one (1) box of Milk Bonz.

[butchcliff]

10:25 PM on 05/11/2012

If he can keep his ego under his helmet, he'll make a good backup for Fitzpatrick

[Iain Banks]

10:54 PM on 05/11/2012

He's infinitely better than Fitz. His ego however has always overshadowed his skill.

[butchcliff]

05:28 AM on 05/12/2012

He can be great in the right offence

[emrogers]

07:43 AM on 05/13/2012

Did you see him play last year? You couldn't have or you wouldn't make that statement.

[blueman00009]

05:27 PM on 05/11/2012

Why anyone would want this guy escapes me. He's a terrible qb. If their starter gets hurt, they will be in big trouble.

[Iain Banks]

10:54 PM on 05/11/2012

Terrible? His stats say otherwise.

[emrogers]

07:46 AM on 05/13/2012

He had a 60.8 QB rating - one of the worst in the league. That is terrible by anyone's standards. 4 TDs, 9 INTs. You keep posting how great he is but clearly don't have a clue.

[duckzilla]

05:43 PM on 05/14/2012

what stats are you reading?

[jlee1957]

04:19 PM on 05/11/2012

Just keep him away from Jeff Fisher and Norm Chow and he"ll be fine. All they did was take a naturally gifted athlete and try to turn him into the QB they wanted, Matt Leinert. They changed all of his mechanics and screwed him up. Yet he was rookie of the year and a proven winner. How'd that work out for them? They both got fired. Fisher will fail at St. Louis because he's a lousy coach and Chow is a member of the job of the month club. As Mack Brown once said, "Just let Vince be Vince."

[electro929]

09:34 AM on 05/12/2012

you have that exactly right!!

[El Chingaso]

01:08 PM on 05/12/2012

No kidding. Fish and Chow were more focused on QB technicalities than winning. Mission accomplished.

[becky bradshaw]

03:53 PM on 05/11/2012

All Vince Young does is win, but the AFC East is a beast.