The Bills Have A Number Of Ways To Address Buffalo’s Current Salary Cap Situation

The Buffalo Bills are preparing for a pressure-filled offseason where president of football operations/general manager Brandon Beane needs to find a way to bring in the right players to finally help lift the Bills to the franchise’s first Super Bowl title.

To do so, he has to first make a series of moves to create enough salary cap space to shore up Buffalo’s roster needs, which presently includes adding a true No. 1 wide receiver, deciding what to do with pending free agents Connor McGovern and David Edwards, and bringing in more talent on the defensive line and at the linebacker, cornerback, and safety positions, among others.

Today’s edition of Buffalo Rumblinks leads off by examining Buffalo’s salary cap situation, identifying a few players who could see their salaries altered to create cap space and a few veterans who could be cut as salary cap casualties this offseason.

Potential moves the Bills can make to create salary cap space

The sports contract site Spotrac has the NFL’s salary cap to be at $303.4 million for the 2026 NFL season, and using that baseline number, Spotrac has the Bills at roughly $10.2 million over the cap, the seventh-worst cap situation in the league. But there are moves Brandon Beane can make to create cap space and go after players who can help the Bills pursue a Super Bowl.

Linked below: A run through a few of those moves, including restructuring the current contracts for quarterback Josh Allen, left tackle Dion Dawkins, right tackle Spencer Brown, and defensive tackle Ed Oliver, and identify a few veterans who could be salary cap casualties this offseason.

Plus, some of the biggest questions facing the Bills this offseason; whether linebacker Shaq Thompson and defensive end A.J. Epenesa will be back in Buffalo; a few trade possibilities for Beane to pursue; and a few wide receivers who could help improve Buffalo’s passing game.

• The salary cap math that could reshape the Bills roster – Democrat & Chronicle
• How can the Bills find cap space for a pivotal 2026 offseason? – The Athletic (subscription required)
• Bills Can Create Significant Salary Cap Space Cutting $24 million Free-Agent Miss – Sports Illustrated Buffalo Bills
• One potential 2026 salary-cap cut for every NFL team: Kirk Cousins, Tyreek Hill and more – The Athletic (subscription required)
• Bills roundtable: Our reporters answer 4 key offseason questions before the combine – Buffalo News (subscription required)
• We answered one big question for every NFL team’s offseason: What’s next for all 32 – ESPN.com
• The Satchel: Bills’ weird offseason, salary cap decisions, Joe Brady play caller – The Athletic (subscription required)
• Bills offseason checklist: Is Shaq Thompson part of the plan at linebacker? – Buffalo News (subscription required)
• Pending free agent A.J. Epenesa felt he took advantage of first and second downs – Buffalo News (subscription required)
• Three Exciting Buffalo Bills’ Trade Possibilities Entering 2026 Offseason – Sports Illustrated Buffalo Bills
• Barnwell plays NFL offseason trade negotiator: 11 swaps that make sense for both teams – ESPN.com
• Faces who need new places: We picked 32 players who could use fresh starts with new teams – ESPN.com
• Buffalo Bills’ Top Offseason Target Declared, Per NFL Commentator – Sports Illustrated Buffalo Bills
• SI Tabs Bills as ‘Likely Landing Spot’ for All-Pro WR Recovering from Gruesome Injury – Sports Illustrated Buffalo Bills
• Bills Named Best Fit for Super Bowl Champion WR in NFL Free Agency – Sports Illustrated Buffalo Bills

Even more Bills news

Examining whether it makes sense for slot cornerback Taron Johnson to switch positions this offseason. Plus, we learn how Buffalo’s players foresaw an issue with their training staff ahead of a season filled with injuries; see what Landon Jackson is doing to prepare for a pivotal second season with the Bills; find out why Buffalo’s OTAs get started two weeks early this spring; and get the latest on why work was suspended at the site of Buffalo’s new stadium.

• Bills Mailbag: Would a position switch benefit Taron Johnson? – Buffalo News (subscription required)
• Buffalo Bills players saw this coming: Training staff complaints surfaced before team’s injury nightmare – newyorkupstate.com
• Landon Jackson staying in Buffalo to prepare for an important second season with Bills – Buffalo News (subscription required)
• Bills’ Organized Team Activities Start Two Weeks Early This Spring – Sports Illustrated Buffalo Bills
• Graffiti creates another delay for Bills’ new stadium project – Buffalo News (subscription required)
• Work suspended at new Buffalo Bills stadium again: ‘This behavior is unacceptable’ – newyorkupstate.com
• Construction halted at Buffalo Bills new stadium after graffiti found – Democrat & Chronicle
• Work suspended at new Bills stadium due to graffiti discovery – WGRZ

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