The Facts: According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, former Washington RB McKissic intends to sign a two-year, $7 million deal with upside to $8 million with the Buffalo Bills.
Diehards Line:As SBNation recently noted, McKissic spent his first three years as a pro in Seattle, and then one season in Detroit before joining Washington in 2020. He appeared in 16 regular season games in his first season in Washington, playing with four different quarterbacks, and he had more receiving yards (589) than he’d accumulated in his first 4 seasons in the NFL combined. In addition, his rushing total (365 yards) was just 37 fewer yards than he’d gotten from 2016 to 2019 combined. In short, McKissic had a career year, and it came out of nowhere. McKissic picked up 57 first-downs for the league’s 31st ranked offense in 2020. He was explosive with the ball in his hands; he could pass block, and he was not just a pass-receiving third down back; he was able to run the ball effectively at 4.3 yards per carry. Last year, McKissic’s season was cut short by a Week 12 concussion that he didn’t come back from, finishing the final six weeks on IR. But in just 11 games, he was on track to pretty much match his 2020 yards from scrimmage and the Bills, looking for a compliment to Devin Singletary, have found it.