As well all know by now, the Buffalo Bills were awarded offensive guard Kraig Ubrik after he was released by the Pittsburgh Steelers.  Reportedly, the Bills weren’t the only team that wanted him.

According to a tweet from Aaron Wilson of the National Football Post, the Bills were one of five teams to put in a claim for Urbik.  Cincinnati and Denver as well as division rivals Miami and New York were the other teams that tried to land  Ubrik.  He went to Buffalo because the Bills had the worse record in 2009 among the interested parties.

Urbik was the Steelers’ third-round draft pick in 2009, but was inactive for every game last season.  He started 50 games while in college at Wisconsin, earning All-Big Ten Conference honors twice.

For better or worse, the Bills offensive line seems to be set.  Howard and Urbik will be reserve guards behind starters Eric Wood and Andy Levitre while Jamon Meredith and rookie Ed Wang are behind Cornell Green and Demetrius Bell on the depth chart.

Offensive lineman Jason Watkins has already been added to the practice squad.

Sunday was another busy day for the Buffalo Bills as the team signed two new players at the expense of another pair who survived Saturday’s cut-down day. Tight end J.P. Foschi and defensive back Dominque Harris were on the team when they went to bed Saturday night but woke up to the bad news they’d need to seek employment elsewhere.

Signed in their place were tight end David Martin and offensive guard Kraig Urbik.

Martin is an eight-year veteran who’s spent the past two seasons with the Miami Dolphins. He played for Green Bay during this first six years of his career.  He’ll back up starter Jonathan Stupar.  Shawn Nelson will miss the first four games of the season after being suspended last month.

Martin has 152 receptions for 1,519 yards and 14 touchdowns for his career.  He had 31 catches with Miami last year.

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