Taylor: I wasn't told the truth about my benching with Bills

Tyrod Taylor may have found his way out of Buffalo, but the veteran quarterback is still not pleased with how the Bills handled his now infamous benching at the end of the 2016 season.

After starting in each of the first 15 games, Taylor was replaced by then-rookie Cardale Jones to close out the year. Reports at the time indicated that the move was made with financial flexibility in mind, looking to ensure that an injury couldn't lock in certain contractual guarantees for the following season.

Taylor took issue with the conflicting explanations he received in being informed of the decision.

"I wasn't being told the truth at the time. The GM (Doug Whaley) told me one thing and the head coach (Rex Ryan) told me something else," Taylor told Uninterrupted.

Despite the uncertainty surrounding his future in Buffalo, Taylor ended up sticking around as the starter when a new regime took over in 2017. The season didn't go by without another controversial benching, however, as Sean McDermott opted to give rookie Nathan Peterman a start following back to back losses in November.

The surprise switch would quickly prove disastrous. Peterman threw five first-half interceptions against the Los Angeles Chargers before giving way to Taylor, who remained the starter for every game in which he played for the rest of the year. He led the Bills to their first playoff appearance in 18 years, but that wasn't enough to secure the job long term.

Buffalo traded Taylor to the Cleveland Browns this offseason and selected his successor, Josh Allen, in the first round of the draft.

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