The Buffalo Bills will appear very different in the upcoming season, but their quest for a Super Bowl will go on in 2024.
The Bills have spent almost $51 million above than the salary cap, according to OverTheCap.com. With a straightforward contract restructure for quarterback Josh Allen, Bills general manager Brandon Beane can cut that number in half, but there isn’t much leeway.
Defensive end Leonard Floyd is regarded as the best possibility to join the market out of the team’s 22 prospective free agents. With the signing of the linebacker to a one-year, $7 million contract, Buffalo scored a steal in the off-season. Floyd’s contract is expected to be for $16.2 million for two years, beginning this year.
According to Joe Buscaglia of The Athletic, Floyd’s deal produced a weekly starter and the team’s top sack taker this season with 10.5. Floyd, who is 31 years old, and Greg Rousseau are the two best pass rushers on the team. Floyd was an invaluable member of the defense from the start.
According to Joe Buscaglia of The Athletic, Floyd’s deal produced a weekly starter and the team’s top sack taker this season with 10.5. Floyd, who is 31 years old, and Greg Rousseau are the two best pass rushers on the team. Floyd was an invaluable member of the defense from the start.
The Bills are expected to lose more defensive ends than Floyd this summer. The Bills’ third-best pending free agent, according to Buscaglia, is A.J. Epenesa, a second-round selection in the 2020 NFL Draft. Epenesa’s impending free agency is also a result of his financial limitations and his failure to meet expectations.
It is anticipated that Epenesa would sign a $11.2 million, two-year contract. For a player who is used frequently, that is a high figure.
Epenesa’s game is inconsistent, but he still possesses a solid combination of speed and strength that makes him unblockable in certain situations, according to Buscaglia. Still, Epenesa, who is only a part-time player entering his 26th season, has the kind of profile that teams will be drawn to in free agency. He has 13 sacks in the previous two seasons. He might sign a larger contract than most anticipate.
