Buffalo Bills head coach Joe Brady and QB Josh Allen
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Buffalo Bills head coach Joe Brady and QB Josh Allen
The Buffalo Bills have undergone quite a bit of reshuffling ahead of the start of free agency, cutting ties with some longtime veterans and restructuring contracts in order to create much-needed cap space.
Josh Allen may be the next in line.
The quarterback is expected to get a major contract change of his own, one that would free up more space for the team to address needs and find players that fit into new head coach Joe Brady’s plans.
Bills Expected to Make $12 Million Move on Josh Allen
Reporters Sal Maiorana and Ryan Miller of the Democrat & Chronicle noted that the Bills have already restructured the contract of one major player on offense, and Allen is likely coming next.
“Last week, offensive tackle Spencer Brown’s contract was re-worked to free up $10.4 million, and in the coming week, the contract of quarterback Josh Allen will be restructured which will create $12 million in space,” their report noted. “You may also see the contracts of offensive lineman Dion Dawkins and defensive lineman Ed Oliver altered, though Beane doesn’t want to pull too many of those levers.”
Their report quoted Bills general manager and president of football operations Brandon Beane, who said the team is trying to find a balance between adding more cap space now without pushing too much of that money forward.
“As we did with Spencer Brown, we’ve already kicked the can down the road on some money there, and we may have to do that with someone else,” Beane said. “But I also want to be mindful, as I tell you guys, I don’t want to put too much of that down the road to where we walk into a year and we’ve got a major problem just to get under and now we’re just cutting players just to get to the draft and we’re really fielding a team that’s not set up for success.”
Bills Parted Ways With Other Players
The Bills already made some other moves in the name of cap compliance, cutting ties with cornerbacks Dane Jackson and Taron Johnson, safety Taylor Rapp, and wide receiver Curtis Samuel to free up space.
While the team will need room to sign free agents and their upcoming draft class, the moves also help the team make way for the biggest addition so far this offseason — wide receiver DJ Moore. The Bills landed Moore in a trade with the Chicago Bears, adding a potential new No. 1 receiver for Allen.