Buffalo Bills defensive coordinator Bobby Babich is offering a 'clean slate' to 2022 first-round draft pick Kaiir Elam.
Expectations were high for the former Florida Gator after the Bills traded up to select him with the 23rd overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft—though not a surefire scheme fit in Buffalo’s zone-heavy defense, many expected that the team would be able to mold the athletic defensive back into a special player, its longterm starter opposite stalwart Tre’Davious White.
He had a penchant for making opportune splash plays as a rookie—namely his Week 6 interception on Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes—but untimely mistakes and penalties prevented him from ever earning the complete trust of the Buffalo coaching staff.
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