DECISION TIME: Should the Bills RETAIN Ryan Van Demark? Offensive Line DEPTH at STAKE

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🗓️ 18 March 2026

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Buffalo Bills face a pivotal decision as the Minnesota Vikings attempt to lure away offensive tackle Ryan Van Demark with a $4.2 million offer sheet. Will the Bills match, preserve their offensive line depth, and invest in a promising young talent, or free up valuable salary cap space at a critical moment in the offseason? Joe Marino breaks down the financial implications, explores the impact on Buffalo’s offensive line stability, and weighs potential replacements like Andrus Peat, Calvin Anderson, and Kendall Lamm. With Dion Dawkins and Spencer Brown anchoring the line and Tylan Grable vying for a bigger role, Marino analyzes whether Brandon Beane should keep trusted depth or risk entering the season shorthanded. Can Buffalo maintain roster strength in a competitive AFC, or does this move signal bigger changes ahead for Bills Mafia?

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0:00.0	Should the bills match the Vikings offer for Ryan Vandemark or let him go?
0:10.7	You are locked on bills, your daily Buffalo Bills podcast.
0:17.2	Part of the Locked on podcast Network, your team every day.
0:23.2	What's up, Bills Mafia?
0:25.3	It's Joe Marino on today's episode.
0:28.6	The Vikings want Ryan Vandemark and the bills have a decision to make.
0:34.6	So we're going to break that down and discuss the consequences of keeping
0:39.5	or letting Ryan Van Damark go to the Vikings. So the Vikings have signed restricted free agent
0:48.8	Ryan Van Dammark to an offer sheet. According to Aaron Wilson, it is for one year $4.2 million,
0:57.9	which is higher than the one year $3.52 million restricted free agent tender that the bills
1:05.9	have in place with Ryan Vandemark. And so the bills have five days to match or decline.
1:15.1	They can decline and he goes to the Vikings or the bills can match and he comes back to
1:22.0	Buffalo on a one year $4.2 million deal.
1:26.1	And that would be it.
1:27.0	There wouldn't be any other teams that can join the party.
1:30.1	There's two things that can happen.
1:31.6	And that's it at this point.
1:33.1	He goes to the Vikings for $4.2 million in 2026,
1:37.5	or he stays with the bills for $4.2 million in 20206.
1:50.0	I've been speculating on this exact scenario. I thought there would be some appeal across the NFL regarding Ryan Van Damark and what he offers. It's an amazing
1:58.9	story. And let's start there. Kudos to Ryan Vandemark for being in
2:03.3	this position. A 22 undrafted free agent by the Colts, and he was released just ahead of that
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