Punter Matt Haack helped the Buffalo Bills free up some salary cap space over the weekend while also likely getting himself another chance with the team.
According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, Haack agreed to a revised contract. It included a pay cut.
In the new deal, Haack’s salary cap dropped from $1.9 million to $1.49M and his pay reduces to $1.14M. The final year of his contract also is now voided and Haack will be a free agent after 2022.
Haack was inconsistent in his first season with the Bills. One game in particular, against the New York Jets, was his lowest point. That game included multiple botched punts.
At the end of last season, Buffalo general manager Brandon Beane openly admitted that Haack had struggles. He signed a three-year deal with the Bills last offseason.
“Inconsistent year,” Beane said at his end of season press conference. “He had his ups and downs. Matt’s a great kid, worked hard, really did, it just, it didn’t always translate.”
With the bit of cap relief Buffalo obtained from Haack’s new deal, there is a chance that the team decide to use it on competition for Haack in training camp.
If the Bills do not decide to sign another punter in free agency, Buffalo does has two extra Day 3 picks at the upcoming 2022 NFL draft which could be in the ballpark for a punter there.
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