The AFC East is going to be the most interesting division in football next year, and it might not be close.
Everyone is loading up to make a run at the New England Patriots, the defending champs. Another big name was added to the mix, as receiver Percy Harvin was signed by the Buffalo Bills. He signed a one-year deal, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.
Harvin has had an odd career. He missed almost all of the 2013 season with the Seattle Seahawks, after being added in a massive trade with the Minnesota Vikings, but was one of the Seahawks' best players in their Super Bowl win. Then he was suddenly traded to the New York Jets last season, with stories of altercations with teammates being reported. The Jets, who obviously traded for Harvin with no real vision of why they were trading for him, cut him. Now he goes to the Bills who are coached by Rex Ryan, the Jets' coach last year. Apparently Ryan saw something he liked.
Harvin comes with some baggage and injury history as well, but he's an extremely quick player who can line up in the backfield, catch passes out of the slot and return kicks. The Bills will have many different ways in which they can use him.
The Bills have also added running back LeSean McCoy and re-signed defensive end Jerry Hughes, one of the top names in this year's free-agent class. They traded for quarterback Matt Cassel, too. The Patriots are still the king of the division, but the other teams are hoping there's an opportunity to catch them this season. They're all loading up.
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