By Budd Bailey
(Note: In 2020, I came up with a list of the city's biggest free agent acquisitions. That includes players who left other teams to test their market value, but also those who were available to be acquired at little cost past a waiver price or a contract. Perhaps the list would look a bit different now.)
1. Jack Kemp – Signed by the Bills in 1962
2. Kent Hull – Signed by the Bills in 1986
3. Steve Tasker – Signed by the Bills in 1986
4. Mario Williams – Signed by the Bills in 2012
5. Cookie Gilchrist – Signed by the Bills in 1962
6. Elbert Dubenion – Signed by the Bills in 1960
7. Ted Washington – Signed by the Bills in 1995
8. Robert James – Signed by the Bills in 1969
9. Ollie Carnegie – Signed by the Bisons in 1931
10. Booker Edgerson – Signed by the Bills in 1962
11. Fred Jackson – Signed by the Bills in 2007
12. Steve Christie – Signed by the Bills in 1993
13. Pat Williams – Signed by the Bills in 1997
14. Bryce Paup – Signed by the Bills in 1995
15. Ron McDole – Signed by the Bills in 1963
16. Jason Peters – Signed by the Bills in 2004
17. Mark Kelso – Signed by the Bills in 1986
18. Takeo Spikes – Signed by the Bills in 2003
19. Terrell Owens – Signed by the Bills in 2009
20. Doug Flutie – Signed by the Bills in 1998
21. Scott Norwood – Signed by the Bills in 1985
22. London Fletcher – Signed by the Bills in 2002
23. Ville Leino – Signed by the Sabres in 2011
24. Ernie Warlick – Signed by the Bills in 1962
25. Derrick Dockery – Signed by the Bills in 2007
26. James Lofton – Signed by the Bills in 1989
27. Luke Easter – Signed by the Bisons in 1956
28. Christian Ehrhoff – Signed by the Sabres in 2011
29. Tyrod Taylor – Signed by the Bills in 2015
30. Ryan Fitzpatrick – Signed by the Bills in 2009
31. Brian Moorman – Signed by the Bills in 2001
32. Richie Incognito – Signed by the Bills in 2009 and 2015
33. Matt Moulson – Signed by the Sabres in 2014
34. Lorenzo Alexander – Signed by the Bills in 2016
35. Charles Clay – Signed by the Bills in 2015
36. Tony Greene – Signed by the Bills in 1971
37. Dave Foley – Signed by the Bills in 1972
38. John Davis – Signed by the Bills in 1989
39. Steve Freeman – Signed by the Bills in 1975
40. Langston Walker – Signed by the Bills in 2007
41. John Tracey – Signed by the Bills in 1962
42. Shane Nelson – Signed by the Bills in 1977
43. Teppo Numminen – Signed by the Sabres in 2005
44. Jordan Poyer – Signed by the Bills in 2017
45. Scott Chandler – Signed by the Bills in 2010
46. Sam Adams – Signed by the Bills in 2003
47. Kyle Okposo – Signed by the Sabres in 2016
48. Dan Brouthers – Signed by the Bisons in 1881
49. Tom Day – Signed by the Bills in 1960
50. Rian Lindell – Signed by the Bills in 2003
51. Micah Hyde – Signed by the Bills in 2017
52. Pud Galvin – Signed by the Bisons in 1878
53. Mark Anderson – Signed by the Bills in 2013
54. Ray Bentley – Signed by the Bills in 1986
55. Frank Grant - Signed by the Bisons in 1886
56. Bill Brooks – Signed by the Bills in 1993
57. James Patrick – Signed by the Sabres in 1998
58. George Ratterman – Signed by the Bills in 1947
59. Matt Vinc – Signed by the Bandits in 2018
60. Dixon Ward – Signed by the Sabres in 1995
61. Kenneth Davis – Signed by the Bills in 1989
62. Marlin Briscoe – Signed by the Bills in 1969
63. John Brown – Signed by the Bills in 2019
64. Cole Beasley – Signed by the Bills in 2019
65. Jim O’Rourke – Signed by the Bisons in 1881
66. Larry Centers – Signed by the Bills in 2001
67. Mitch Morse – Signed by the Bills in 2019
68. Deacon White – Signed by the Bisons in 1881
69. Iubo Petrovic – Signed by the Stallions in 1979
70. Sam Gash – Signed by the Bills in 1998 and 2003
71. Trey Teague – Signed by the Bills in 2002
72. Quinn Early – Signed by the Bills in 1996
73. Jordan Leopold – Signed by the Sabres in 2010
74. Star Lotulelei - - Signed by the Bills in 2018
75. Stephen Hauschka - Signed by the Bills in 2017
76. Paul Maguire – Signed by the Bills in 1964
77. Lawyer Milloy – Signed by the Bills in 2003
78. Jaroslav Spacek – Signed by the Sabres in 2006
79. George Wilson – Signed by the Bills in 2005
80. Rick Dudley – Signed by the Sabres in 1971
81. Richie Dunn – Signed by the Sabres in 1977 and 1985
82. Randy Burridge – Signed by the Sabres in 1995
83. Dwan Edwards – Signed by the Bills in 2010
84. Brian Gionta – Signed by the Sabres in 2014
85. Dave Andreychuk – Signed by the Sabres in 2000
86. Bennie Anderson – Signed by the Bills in 2005
87. Glenn Bass – Signed by the Bills in 1961
88. Chris Spielman – Signed by the Bills in 1997
89. Chris Mohr – Signed by the Bills in 1991
90. Hal Chase – Signed by the Buf-Feds in 1914
91. Chris Villarrial – Signed by the Bills in 2004
92. Tim Vogler – Signed by the Bills in 1979
93. Drayton Florence – Signed by the Bills in 2009
94. Gary Bromley – Signed by the Sabres in 1971
95. Ed Rutkowski – Signed by the Bills in 1963
96. Steve Montador – Signed by the Sabres in 2009
97. Alan Branch – Signed by the Bills in 2013
98. Vontae Davis – Signed by the Bills in 2018
99. Paolo Rossi – Signed by the Stallions in 1980
100. Robert Daughrty – Signed by the Buffalo Bisons (NBL) in 1946
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