‘Both players had one year remaining on their contracts. The move will save over $14.1 million on the team’s 2021 salary cap. Brown will count $1.6 million in dead money, with a savings of over $7.9 million. Jefferson’s release will save the club $6.5 million against the cap, but carry no dead money.’
Archives for March 2021
Allen, Edmunds fifth-year option amounts set
‘For Allen, the fifth-year option will cost the Bills $23.016 million. For Edmunds, it will cost $14.791 million.’
Bills release WR John Brown, DL Quinton Jefferson
‘Brown joined the Bills in 2019 and was the team’s top receiver that season. He had a career-high 72 receptions for over 1,000 yards and six touchdowns. His 2020 season was a little more under-performing, finishing with just 33 catches for 458 yards and three touchdowns in nine games played.’
Bills release John Brown, Quinton Jefferson
‘These are moves made most likely to save money for the salary cap, as releasing Brown and Jefferson together would save the team an estimated $14 million in cap space to help them sign or re-sign players in the future.’
Bills release WR John Brown, DL Quinton Jefferson
‘Jefferson’s salary of $6.5 million and Brown’s of $7.9 million clear up almost $15 million in cap space for Buffalo.’
Buffalo Bills release WR John Brown, DL Quinton Jefferson
‘In his two years in Buffalo, Brown had 105 catches for 1,518 yards and nine touchdowns.’
Bills release Brown and Jefferson
‘The Bills signed Brown to a three-year deal back in 2019 where he was Buffalo’s best wide receiver with 72 catches 1,060 yards receiving and 7 touchdowns. For more on the move from Brown, check out the Buffalo Plus YouTube page.’
WR John Brown, DL Quinton Jefferson released
‘Jefferson joined the Bills in 2020 after spending four seasons with the Seahawks. Last season, Jefferson totaled three sacks, six quarterback hits, three tackles for loss, 23 total tackles and one forced fumble.’
Bills Today | Tremaine Edmunds puts this letter grade on his career thus far
‘”I’m a tough grader,” Edmunds said. “I feel like I’ve still got a lot more room to grow. I’ve done some really good things, but at the same time I know what I can do. I know my talents and how far I can take this linebacker position as far as where I want to see myself in the next couple of years. But as far as letter grade I’d say ‘B’ minus because I know what I can do and where I can be.”‘
Has coronavirus changed media’s sports coverage?
‘As noted in this space back in September, for the first time in 48 years, I was not credentialed for Bills home games. The NFL had decreed that Buffalo needed to drastically reduce numbers in the press box, which normally holds between 200-250, including media, stat people, club personnel, scouts, etc. A friend in media relations, who sympathized with my situation, sent me a seating chart which contained 54 names for the season opener. The press covering the Bills consisted of print, radio and TV people from Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse. There were no small- or medium-market newspapers or broadcast outlets. Yet, in my mind, there wasn’t a single member of the team’s credentialed press corps ahead of whom I deserved a seat.
Bills will not use franchise or transition tag this offseason
‘”Anything is,” General Manager Brandon Beane said at his end-of-season press conference when asked if using the franchise tag was a possibility for Milano. “It will come back to that cap and what we can afford. … So, definitely some tough moves to make. But, listen, we want to keep good players. Matt’s a good player, so we’d love to keep him here. But, again, he’s earned this right and we’ll just have to see how it plays out.”’
Buffalo Bills’ salary cap moves begin: Mitch Morse agrees to pay cut
‘A league source told The News that in exchange for the reduction, the Bills have guaranteed most of Morse’s 2021 pay and he will have a chance to make back $1 million this year through incentives.’
NFL salary cap: Big increase in 2022 looms over teams’ decisions
‘But next year, estimates are the cap could rise to somewhere around $220 million. That would be about a 19% jump in one year, the biggest ever in the NFL.’
Bills don’t use franchise or transition tag, so Matt Milano will be a free agent
‘The biggest reason why the Bills didn’t tag anyone is that their salary cap situation is tight. Currently, based on a $185 million cap, sports financial website spotrac.com has the Bills with approximately $6.5 million in available cap space for the top 51 salaries (which are the ones that count against the cap right now).’
Among the Bills’ key free agent decisions to make is what to do at backup QB
‘“I mean, what a selfless guy,” Beane said. “Some guys are the backup and they’re itching to play. Matt’s a competitor, he wants to play, but his first thing every day he walks in this door is to help Josh Allen be the best version of himself and that’s why it’s been so great to have him.” And then, came the key portion of that quote as Beane ended it saying, “We’ll see on the business side where that ends up.”’