Price tag is nice
While Spain might have wanted to return, he apparently did not want to nickel-and-dime the Bills to get him back. His contract is very reasonable.
According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Spain re-signed via a three-year, $15 million deal. Now that’s not bad for a starting lineman.
Overall, Spain was solid for the Bills. He was not perfect by any means. According to Pro Football Focus, Spain was the 59th best guard in the NFL last season. His overall grade was a 55.8. Most take the football analytics outlet with a grain of salt, but they weren’t overly mean to him.
The eye test and PFF agree with the idea that Spain was a better pass blocker than run blocker. PFF handed out some career-low numbers for him, but they also say he did not allow a since sack last season and only 29 QB pressures.
So back to the price tag, a fair deal. Spain’s yearly average of $5 million ranks him as the 32nd highest-paid offensive guard out there currently, per Spotrac. For reference, former Bills guard John Miller, 26, who Spain pretty much replaced, received an average of $5.5 million per year to join the Cincinnati Bengals as a free agent last offseason.