The Bills have been one of the most active teams in the NFL since the league year opened earlier this month.
Buffalo general manager Brandon Beane added plenty of pieces via free agent signings and even trade, landing star wide receiver Stefon Diggs. Plus, the Bills re-signed a few of their own players in offensive lineman Quinton Spain and safety Jordan Poyer.
Here’s a quick rundown of some of the marquee signings made by the Bills and their cap hits:
- WR Stefon Diggs ($11.5M)
- DE Mario Addison ($10M)
- S Jordan Poyer ($8M)
- DT Vernon Butler ($7.1M)
- DE Quinton Jefferson ($6.9M)
- LB AJ Klein ($6M)
- CB Josh Norman ($5.8M)
Following these moves, along with the players Buffalo already had under contract, one question comes to mind. Where is the Bills’ salary cap sitatuin now?
Heading into the offseason, the Bills had the fourth-most space in the NFL, near $90M. According to ESPN’s Field Yates, the Bills actually still have a decent chunk of room to continue making moves, if they so choose. With $26.5M in approximate cap space, the Bills have the 12th most space in the league to continue making moves.
That number will eventually change when the team selects rookies at the 2020 NFL Draft, but with that in mind, as opposed to other teams in the NFL, Buffalo no longer has a first-round pick. That rookie contract carries the biggest cap hit from the draft, a hit the Bills’ cap won’t endure.
With all the moves in free agency conducted thus far, the top-five teams in terms of space remaining actually all still sit in the AFC:
- Texans ($49.3M)
- Jets ($45M)
- Browns ($43.7M)
- Chargers ($37.6M)
- Titans ($32.5M)
With the Jets in mind, rounding out the AFC East, the Bills actually still edge out their other two rivals. The Dolphins have the 14th most cap space at $22.7M, while the Patriots have the second-least space in the league at $892K, edging out only the defending champion Chiefs.
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