How much cap space do the Buffalo Bills currently have?

Over the weekend, one of the NFL’s milestone dates passed without much fanfare. After June 1, each roster reduction carries over a good portion of the player’s dead cap into the following season instead of the current season.

One mechanism built into the CBA is post-June 1 designation, which allows teams to cut a player in March and gain the same cap advantage in June. All these movements had an impact on Sunday.

In 2024, the Buffalo Bills were one of 12 teams that opened cap space with the designation after June 1. Buffalo designated Tre’Davious White as a cut after June 1 before releasing him, so his hit remained on the team’s roster until now.

With the move, the Bills opened up approximately $10.2 million in cap space over the weekend.

In reality, it’s more of a relief of $9.2 million, because with White removed from the salary cap list, Andy Isabella and his $993,000 cap hit move on. During the offseason, the top 51 contracts are used to calculate the salary cap despite having 90 or 91 players signed.

After all the accounting, Buffalo currently has $10.1 million in available cap space.

That’s before they sign their draft picks, which should happen as soon as possible here. Only Buffalo’s top two picks will be in their top 51 contracts, and they will be replacing contracts that are a few hundred thousand dollars lower, so the cap space needed for them is pretty negligible.

The majority of that available space is likely reserved by general manager Brandon Beane for training camp or in-season additions when a player gets injured, but they could use some of that money to sign one of the free agents still available.

In 2023, the Bills added Leonard Floyd in June, and he ended up leading the team in sacks. The talent is still there, and Buffalo could bring back safety Micah Hyde if he decides to suit up again. Before June 1, Buffalo had less than $1 million in cap space and now they have room.