The Buffalo Bills are fighting to get back into the playoffs, but there is reason to look forward to the offseason to try and keep this team in its contender window.
The eyes will be looking right at Josh Allen to get things done. No, Allen isn't going anywhere, but his contract may look a little different.
Spotrac suggests that the Bills could make "$22.7M of cap space by converting most of Allen's 2024 base salary + a $6M roster bonus into signing bonus."
"Josh Allen will be entering Year 4 of his 8 year contract in Buffalo, set to earn $30M cash against a $47M cap hit," Spotrac writes. "The practical guarantees on his deal expire after 2025, but his future with the Bills has no end in sight. The Bills need to address their QB2 again next March, as Kyle Allen was signed to a 1 year veteran minimum contract this past offseason."
This will free up money to go and re-sign defensive free agents Micah Hyde and Leonard Floyd, or find replacements for them in free agency. The team also has young front seven members Tyrel Dodson and A.J. Epenesa hitting the open market, and Buffalo could use some of the money Allen frees up to sign them.
Ultimately, these decisions won't happen for months, but it's something to think about as the season winds down.
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