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Bills rework S Jordan Poyer's contract

Originally posted on Pro Football Rumors | By Ben Levine | Last updated 9/11/21

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.

This article first appeared on Pro Football Rumors and was syndicated with permission.

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