While it's somewhat peculiar to see a personnel decision-maker fired just hours after the three most important roster construction days of the calendar, this isn't the first time a GM has left his post in Buffalo after completing a draft. Nix, whom Whaley replaced, stepped down from the position just weeks after the 2013 draft, in which Buffalo selected Manuel. The passer was at the center of one of the final decisions made with Whaley's input, resulting in the benching of Tyrod Taylor in what was classified as an injury-related "business decision" -- Taylor's contract would have become fully guaranteed at $30.75 million had he suffered an injury in the final week of the 2016 season -- and to see what the Bills had in Manuel.