by Paul Wanecski
For 2016, the Bills have committed $59,260,801 according to OvertheCap.com towards only players on the offense. Now some of that is movable cap. Salary cap space could be freed up rather easily by addressing contracts that are holding up reasonable cap space. Creating space for 2016’s draft class, free agency period, and having money to resign players like Nigel Bradham, Marcell Dareus and Cordy Glenn will be a priority in the upcoming offseason. While contracts like Mario Williams will draw the biggest attention due to his $19 million cap hit for 2016 as a source to free up some salary cap space, watch for the Bills to complete these transactions:
For 2016, the Bills have committed $59,260,801 according to OvertheCap.com towards only players on the offense. Now some of that is movable cap. Salary cap space could be freed up rather easily by addressing contracts that are holding up reasonable cap space. Creating space for 2016’s draft class, free agency period, and having money to resign players like Nigel Bradham, Marcell Dareus and Cordy Glenn will be a priority in the upcoming offseason. While contracts like Mario Williams will draw the biggest attention due to his $19 million cap hit for 2016 as a source to free up some salary cap space, watch for the Bills to complete these transactions:
Percy Harvin- Harvin’s deal looks like this:
Similarly with Charles Clay, some creative contract negotiation brought him to the Buffalo Bills. His deal is structured like this:
If he were to take all $10 million and convert to a signing bonus, this is what the contract would look like:
