Buffalo Bills Extend Special Teams Ace Roscoe Parrish

Just last month, wide receiver/return specialist Roscoe Parrish was wondering what he had to do to get more involved in the Bills' offense.

"Thank god for punt returns, but man, on offence, I've been getting overlooked to be honest ... You know, you can just only take so much. I just feel like I can play more receiver, I can blossom more as a receiver. I know the abilities I have."

Well, Roscoe, the Bills agree with you: Buffalo extended the former second-round pick, who still had two years left on his rookie deal. According to MDS on PFT, the extension earns Parrish a $1.1 million signing bonus, bonuses of $3.25 million in 2008, $1.5 million in '09, a $1 million base salary in 2009, and base salaries of $1.25 million in 2010 and 2011, plus $500,000 roster bonuses each year.

Not too shabby for a punt returner who also plays wideout. When the Bills used a second-round pick on a return specialist I thought it was a reach, but I think Parrish and Devin Hester have both proven well worth it. Parrish currently leads the league in punt returns, averaging 17.5 yards per return -- and as Michael David Smith mentioned to me, this news certainly has to make the aforementioned Hester -- who'll be looking to re-negotiate his deal in near future -- very happy.