ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) – Safety Donte Whitner is unhappy with the Buffalo Bills’ latest offer in contract talks, and says there’s a distinct possibility he’ll become a free agent.
Referring to himself as surprised and hurt, Whitner says he and the Bills are far apart after the two sides held talks this week. He didn’t sound optimistic a deal can be reached, while noting the Bills are scheduled to contact his agent on Thursday.
He’s in the final year of a five-year contract, and has been a starter since the Bills selected him out of Ohio State with the eighth overall pick in 2006.
Talks first opened last month. Whitner’s status as a free agent will depend on the NFL negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement.
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