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About four hours remain before the Kansas City Chiefs have to pull the trigger on a Tony Gonzalez deal or put the gun away.

The Bills are believed to have been the most earnest suitor from the outset, reportedly offering a third-round pick in exchange for the 32-year-old All-World tight end. However, interest it believed to have heated up across the league, with the New York Giants, drubbed in Cleveland Monday night, reconsidering their position. The Giants originally had said they would go no higher than a sixth-round pick, but their lack of production at TE has them rethinking. Remember, they obtained picks from New Orleans in the Jeremy Shockey deal.

There's been speculation that Gonzalez is interested in going only to the Giants, which may be true although it's a departure from his initial stance. And there's speculation that, having announced plans to honor Gonzo Sunday, the Chiefs have decided that a deal isn't in their best interests. Do they have to move Gonzo? Kansas City Star columnist Joe Posnanski thinks so.

How far do the Bills go to make a deal? First-round picks are off limits, but anything else is worth considering. Doubtless the draft is the way to build a franchise, and they've done that well. That's just it. They're young. Their pressing needs are few. They're perfectly situated to mortgage a bit of the future for the opportunity to enhance their present.

--- Bob DiCesare