By Paul Wanecski

As the NFL draft approaches, we here at Hashtag Sports wanted to address the impact that trading up, down or acquiring draft picks would have on the very tight salary cap the Buffalo Bills are working with. While you wouldn't always think the salary cap could have an impact on the draft, with the rookie contracts all basically being pre-negotiated from a dollar perspective, they can absolutely handcuff at team looking to move around.

The Bills worked quickly to close the gap between Guard Richie Incognito's contract request and what the Bills had as his value. After a brief game of chicken, where the team brought in former ProBowl guard Jahri Evans for a visit, the ink on Incognito's contact is drying as we await official details.
Incognito was critical in the Bills top rated rushing attack, as his ability to pull and get downfield is hard to match on the open market. Since little can do what he does so well, a 3 year commitment by the team makes sense. Originally brought in as a free agent, Incognito was aware of the stigma that had run him out of the league just a short while before. Having climbed that mountain, Incognito and the rest of the Bills offense line (having recently retained Left Tackle Cordy Glenn via the franchise tag) look to lead the charge as the Bills fight to make the playoffs for the first time in nearly two decades
If we are negotiating this contract, $2.5m per season in base salary, a $6m signing bonus coupled with a $1m roster bonus year two and three keeps the Bills at what his market value should be and avoids any long-term dead money issues

McKelvin's speed was what always kept him here in Buffalo, as he was rarely beat on foot. His fumbles will be how he is remembered, earning him the nickname "Mumbles McFumbles" for both his post-game interviews and his apparent allergic reactions to touching pigskin.
While talks that McKelvin and the Bills were going to work out a restructuring, the emergence of Ronald Darby made McKelvin a marked man. With nickel corner Robey signed to contract extension worth far less than McKelvin, it was just a matter of time before Leodis was shown the door. He will be a very interesting player on the open market after playing part of the year at Safety after spending his entire NFL career at corner.

Four years, $66.6million is what Mario Williams six year, $96million contract actually turned out to be in Buffalo. At the time, this was a monster pud contract. Now, it looks like a not-so-bad deal considering they had locked him up during his peak physical years. It will be exciting to see where the Bills go from here.