Over $10,000,000 in cap space for the Buffalo Bills

The Buffalo Bills have some much-needed cap space thanks to a well-known player they released earlier this season.

The NFL salary cap has been an issue all offseason for the Buffalo Bills. Currently, they have cap space worth just under $1 million according to SportTrac. That’s not much for a team with an all-world quarterback trying to compete for a Super Bowl. The team purged many well-known, and even beloved, veteran players this offseason to try to save cap space. Mitch Morse, Jordan Poyer and Tre White were all victims, among many others, to gain space.

Then there was a move that shocked the NFL and did nothing to save them cap space: They traded superstar wide receiver Stefon Diggs and ate a whopping $31 million in dead capital This year.

General manager Brandon Beane says it’s a decision that hurts now, but will pay off next season when all that money is no longer available. Regardless, this leaves the Bills in a tight cap situation for the 2024-25 season. However, one of the beloved players they released is poised to give them some much-needed cap space that the Bills desperately need.

Over $10,000,000 in cap space for the Buffalo Bills

Tre White was designated for release after June 1. That means, long story short, the Bills will now receive over $10 million in cap space on White’s $16.4 million contract. They basically said they were waiting to officially release him until the new league year begins on June 2, and because of his contract situation, that saves the Bills about $10.2 million in cap space. ceiling. This money will allow them to sign some of their draft picks, as well as free agents.

Personally, I wouldn’t expect them to make a splash with that money, but you never know who will be available later in the offseason. After all, Leonard Floyd, who led the team in sacks last year, was a late and relatively inexpensive addition to the Bills last offseason.

Let Beane cook.