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10 Bills players who could restructure their contract during 2024 offseason

10 #Bills players who could restructure their contract during 2024 offseason :

The Buffalo Bills are over the salary cap to start the 2024 offseason and will have some financial maneuvering to do to reduce and get under while creating enough cap space to address their biggest needs.

OverTheCap.com projects a 2024 base salary cap of $242 million, which would put the Bills $50.6 million over at present.

While they’ll have the NFL Scouting Combine, College Pro Days, and player visits ahead they’ll also be tasked with getting under the cap by March 13th when the new league year begins, and before the start of free agency.

In addition to creating spending for free agency signings, they’ll also need to allocate space to sign their 2024 NFL draft class as well as to cover the cost of their practice squad.

with a number of players set to become free agents, GM Brandon Beane will be evaluating them versus talent on the market to make decisions on who to possibly sign and re-sign to improve the roster.

One way Beane has frequently freed up the necessary money to make those improvements has been through restructuring players’ contracts.

Here is a round-up of 10 current Bills players who could be restructuring candidates to help Buffalo’s salary cap situation in 2024:

Every NFL team’s rushing leader from the 2023 regular season

Here is every team’s leading rusher from the 2023 campaign

A Carolina Panther led the entire NFL in rushing this past season!

Oh, wait . . . our apologies . . .

A former Carolina Panther led the entire NFL in rushing this past season!  So, congratulations to Christian McCaffrey, who is also just days away from playing on the game’s biggest stage.

Now, as we continue to put a bow on the year, let’s look back at each team’s leading rusher from the 2023 regular season.

Exploring the Bills’ biggest offseason needs in 2024

Exploring the #Bills’ biggest offseason needs in 2024:

The Buffalo Bills enter the offseason in an all-too-familiar place, coming off a third consecutive division-round exit from the NFL postseason.

With areas to strengthen and to improve upon from their 2023 campaign, GM Brandon Beane and the team’s front office are facing one of the most crucial offseasons of his tenure.

Beane will once more be tasked with ingenuity in creating the financial space off the field while adding talent and filling positions to improve the team.

With free agency, the NFL Draft, and big financial decisions on personnel and committing dollars ahead, here is a look at the biggest offseason needs for the Bills in 2024:

WATCH: Stefon Diggs interviews Bills teammate James Cook at Pro Bowl

Stefon Diggs interviews #Bills teammate James Cook at Pro Bowl:

Bills receiver Stefon Diggs decided to surprise teammate James Cook with some unexpected fun at the 2024 Pro Bowl.

During the weekend’s events, Diggs grabbed a microphone and went over to chat with Cook. Diggs put on his best reporter hat and tried to get some quotes from his teammate.

Cook was laughing a bit too much, though.

Have at it in the clip below:

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LOOK: Bills’ Stefon Diggs, Dion Dawkins, James Cook at 2024 Pro Bowl

The #Bills at the Pro Bowl:

Stefon Diggs, Dion Dawkins, James Cook are representing the Buffalo Bills at the 2024 NFL Pro Bowl.

Josh Allen could have joined them… but the 2024 Pebble Beach Pro-Am came calling instead. (He did beat Tom Brady too, so he made the right choice).

On Thursday, the trio that was there for the Bills and AFC team took part in the annual skills competition in Orlando. On Sunday the Pro Bowl Games Championship will go down.

Check out some of the best video clips and photos of Diggs, Dawkins and Cook below:

Where Josh Allen, Stefon Diggs, James Cook stats ranked at end of 2023 season

Where their stats ended up finishing at the end of the 2023 season:

The 2023 Buffalo Bills season ended in the divisional round of the postseason.

While a disappointing finish, the Bills did have their positives. A winning streak to end the year helped Buffalo lock in a fourth-straight AFC East title.

Throughout the season, Bills Wire has tracked where the team’s playmakers on offense, quarterback Josh Allen, wide receiver Stefon Diggs, and running back James Cook have ranked in terms of their statistics throughout each week of the season. How did they stand up against the competition?

With the 2024 offseason now underway and Buffalo looking forward, here’s a quick look back.

Here’s where Allen, Diggs, and Cook ended up ranking in statistics in the against the rest of the NFL in 2023:

5 bold predictions for the Bills during 2024 offseason

5 bold predictions for the #Bills during 2024 offseason:

The 2023 NFL season has concluded for the Buffalo Bills with a third consecutive division-round playoff exit.

A change at offensive coordinator followed by a six-game winning streak brought the team from outside-the-playoff-picture-looking-in to a fourth straight AFC East crown and a No. 2 seed.

With another division-round exit, what might the time between now and when the Bills take the field again hold?

Here are five bold predictions for the Bills offseason:

A closer look at James Cook’s big season for the Buffalo Bills

A closer look at James Cook’s big season for the Buffalo Bills

Former Georgia running back James Cook capped off an impressive year for the Buffalo Bills on Sunday night. The Kansas City Chiefs ultimately walked away with a 27-24 win to move on to the AFC Championship, but the year Cook had shouldn’t go unnoticed.

The Bills took Cook with the No. 63 overall pick in the second round of the 2022 NFL draft after Cook helped lead Georgia to its first national title in 41 years.

Cook served as backup to Devin Singletary during his rookie season, totaling 89 carries for 507 rushing yards and two touchdowns. He also added another 180 yards on 21 catches and a score as a receiver.

After Singletary moved on to the Houston Texans, Cook was tasked with the starting role, something he was clearly prepared for. In 2023, Cook finished third among all NFL tailbacks in total scrimmage yards (1,567).

His 1,112 rushing yards marks the first time a Buffalo Bills running back has eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark since LeSean McCoy in 2017. Cook is also the only Bill to rush for at least 1,000 yards within his first two seasons since Marshawn Lynch in 2007.

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Even though the Bills season ended in another early exit from the NFL playoffs, Buffalo has found a diamond in Cook.

 

Report card: Bills fall to Chiefs, 27-24

Report card: #Bills fall to #Chiefs, 27-24:

The Buffalo Bills 2023 NFL season has concluded and the Bills momentous six-game winning streak meeting it’s end.

The team won the AFC East for a fourth season and clinched the No. 2 seed as well as two home playoff games. While they defeated the Steelers in the wild card round, they lost Sunday to their playoff nemesis’s the Chiefs, ending their postseason.

With that, here is the BillsWire’s final report card for the Buffalo Bills 2023 season following the team’s 27-24 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs: