<P> In the 2013 NFL Draft the Bills traded back from their 8th pick to the 16th pick and selected quarterback E.J. Manuel out of Florida State . Olympic sprinter Marquise Goodwin and linebacker Kiko Alonso were among the other notable players chosen in the 2013 draft . After the draft, Nix announced his resignation; Doug Whaley moved into the general manager position . A knee injury to Manuel almost forced the team to start undrafted rookie Jeff Tuel as their opening day starting quarterback; Manuel nonetheless recovered in time to start week 1 only to injure his other knee a few weeks later, which resulted in the signing of Thad Lewis (who himself had started a game as an undrafted rookie the previous year with the Cleveland Browns). The Bills finished yet again 6 - 10 and missed the playoffs for the 14th consecutive season . </P> <P> Owner Ralph Wilson died March 25, 2014, at the age of 95 . Wilson's assets, including the team, were placed into a trust governed by four members: Wilson's widow, Mary Wilson; his niece, Mary Owen; Jeff Littman, the Bills' chief financial officer; and Eugene Driker, an attorney . The trust sold the team to Buffalo Sabres owner Terrence Pegula, along with his wife Kim, reportedly for $1.4 billion in cash, which the Wilson trust intends to use as an endowment for charitable causes in Western New York (and Wilson's hometown of Detroit); Pegula outbid two other parties, a Toronto - based consortium led by Jon Bon Jovi and a stalking horse bid from Donald Trump (the latter's failure was a major factor in Trump's decision to run for President the next year), to secure the team . The deal closed October 10, 2014 . </P> <P> The Bills finished the 2014 season with a 9--7 record, which broke a league - leading streak of nine consecutive losing seasons . However, they were eliminated from playoff contention after a loss to the Oakland Raiders in the second to last week of the season, which extended their league - leading playoff drought to fifteen seasons . The starting quarterback for most of the 2014 season was Kyle Orton, a last - minute signing who was named starter a month into the regular season . Orton announced his retirement the Monday following the conclusion of the season . </P> <P> The 2015 season was the first full season for the Bills under the Pegula Family's ownership . On December 31, 2014 Doug Marrone chose to opt out of his contract with the Bills . He asked for a contract extension, but his request was denied by Mr. Pegula . On January 11, 2015 it was reported that Rex Ryan, who had recently been fired from his head coaching job with the New York Jets, would become the next head coach . Ryan was officially named the new head coach the next day, January 12, 2015 . The day after that, January 13, 2015, it was announced that defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz would not be returning for the 2015 season . The team dramatically overhauled its offense in the offseason, bringing in a number of new starters: quarterback Tyrod Taylor, running back LeSean McCoy, fullback Jerome Felton, wide receiver Percy Harvin and tight end Charles Clay . </P>

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