The Buffalo Bills have restructured the contract of tight end Dawson Knox in order to open up some more cap space, according to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.
Fowler says that the reworked deal to lessen Knox’s cap hit to $14.4 million in 2024.
Knox is coming off of a rather rough 2023 campaign in which he was limited to 12 games due to injuries. When he was on the field, he was not very productive, logging just 22 catches for 186 yards and a couple of touchdowns.
The 27-year-old, who played his collegiate football at the University of Mississippi, was selected by the Bills in the third round of the 2019 NFL Draft.
He appeared in 15 contests during his rookie year, registering 28 grabs for 388 yards and a pair of scores. Knox then took a slight step back in his sophomore season, catching 24 passes for 288 yards while reaching the end zone three times.
The Brentwood, Tn. native finally began to break through in 2021, hauling in 49 receptions for 587 yards and a hefty nine touchdowns.
Then, the following season, Knox made his first Pro Bowl appearance, snaring 48 balls for 517 yards and six scores.
Obviously, Knox’s role in the offense diminished this past season, but that may have had more to do with the fact that he wasn’t fully healthy.
Buffalo had a strange season in general in 2023, and Knox was just a part of it.
The Bills were 6-6 at one point this past year, but reeled off five straight wins to end the regular season to come away with an improbable fourth straight AFC East division title.
Buffalo then defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs before falling to the Kansas City Chiefs in the Divisional Round.
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