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After adding six players in the NFL Draft. including LSU cornerback Tre’Davious White in the first round, the Buffalo Bills decided the person making personnel decisions for them needed to be replaced. The team fired general manager Doug Whaley on Sunday, owner Terry Pegula said, ending a four-year tenure with no playoff appearances.

That Whaley didn’t get a fifth season isn’t altogether surprising. He went 30-34 while in charge and cycled through head coaches. But the strange part of Whaley’s firing is the timing: The…