After loosely confirming during yesterday’s press conference that the Buffalo Bills are in fact still in communication with free agent wide receiver Anquan Boldin, general manager Brandon Beane took his statement one step further this afternoon.

While speaking with John Murphy on WGR 550, Beane provided more insight on the situation.

The key to Beane’s statement is that if neither Boldin nor the Bills were making progress, there would be virtually no dialogue between the two parties.

Rumors of Boldin visiting the team caught traction last Friday and the team officially announced the visit Monday morning. However, nothing has come of Boldin’s stop in Buffalo just yet.

Bills wide receiver Sammy Watkins was upbeat and optimistic yesterday when asked about the potential of Boldin playing for Buffalo.

The experience and talent that Boldin possesses meshes well with what the Bills need. The wide receiver depth is young and could use a strong veteran presence.

The other tidbit that Beane gave this afternoon was that the team is also continuing their dialogue with free agent tight end Gary Barnidge.

Barnidge visited the team back in May but has yet to sign with a team.

Barnidge would add to the depth needed in running the two tight end set that offensive coordinator Rick Dennison lives by. He would also add another viable weapon to the offense, helping to pave room with Charles Clay for running back LeSean McCoy while also giving quarterback Tyrod Taylor another option to pass to.

It would be beneficial for Buffalo to sign at least one of these players and as the number of days until the regular season shrinks, so should the asking price of each of these two.

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