NFL Which tight end fits if Dawson Knox does not stay in Buffalo? Lance Lysowski The Buffalo News Mar 4, 2026 Mar 4, 2026 Updated 13 hrs ago 0 Baltimore Ravens tight end Charlie Kolar, left, caught 10 passes during the 2025 season. Joshua Bessex, The Buffalo News SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Lance Lysowski The Buffalo News Dawson Knox understands the Buffalo Bills' dilemma. kAmv6?6C2= >2?286C 2?5 AC6D:56?E @7 7@@E32== @A6C2E:@?D qC2?5@? q62?6 H2?ED z?@I E@ C6EFC? 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