Bills have reference points for Carpenter negotiations

BY DAN BEGNOCHE

Friday morning, the Buffalo Bills were still mulling two options with kicker Dan Carpenter -- negotiate a multi-year deal or slap the franchise tag on him.

By Friday afternoon, those options likely didn't change much; they just became a little more explicit.

Two fellow placekickers -- Graham Gano and division rival Nick Folk -- recently landed deals that have solidified their contracts for the 2014 season. Gano, according to Jason La Canfora of CBSSports.com, negotiated a four-year, $12.4 million deal with Carolina, while the Jets tagged Folk for an estimated $3.4 million.