The Bills opened up some cap space Saturday by reworking one of their veteran’s contracts. The team converted $5.2M of safety Jordan Poyer‘s base salary into a signing bonus, according to ESPN's Field Yates. The move will save Buffalo $2.6M against the cap.
Thanks to the move, the organization has a bit more financial breathing room with about $4M in cap space. Poyer’s cap hit will be reduced for the 2021 season, but it will jump from around $7.7M to $10.3M in 2022.
Poyer has spent the past four seasons in Buffalo, starting each of his 63 games. The former seventh-round pick signed a two-year extension with the organization in 2020, keeping him in Buffalo through at least the 2022 season.
The 30-year-old had one of his most productive NFL season in 2020. In 16 starts, the safety finished with a career-high 124 tackles to go along with two sacks, two forced fumbles and two interceptions. Poyer also started each of Buffalo’s three playoff games, collecting another 20 stops.
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