The Buffalo Bills signed Matt Milano to a four-year, $44 million contract on Thursday. The signing keeps one of Buffalo’s core defensive pieces in the fold for the foreseeable future.
With a somewhat tight cap situation looming, there was concern that the Bills would have to move on from their do-everything outside linebacker. However, the genius of Buffalo’s general manager, Branon Beane, through some creative restructuring of contracts and roster transactions, created enough room to keep Milano in western New York.
Still, there were other factors that aided with the signing. Here are three factors that put the Bills in a good situation to keep their stellar linebacker in a Bills uniform: