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The Buffalo Bills and Ed Oliver had worked together to create some needed salary cap space ahead of the 2026 league year.
With the Bills needed to cut down another $22 million in salary cap space before the NFL's 2026 free agency period begins on March 11, the defensive tackle agreed to restructure his contract with the team. According to reports including KPRC-TV's Aaron Wilson:
In restructuring his deal, Oliver worked with team to complete a typical move completed by general manager in recent years.
Oliver, 28, covered $12.8 million of his 2026 base salary into a signing bonus, lowering his new base salary to $1.3M for the next year. Doing so cleared $10.26M in cap space.
While coming off an injury-filled season in 2025, Oliver is still expected to star on Buffalo's defensive front even with the switch to Jim Leonhard's new scheme the defensive coordinator will unveil next year.
Overall was Buffalo's first-round selection in 2019 at No. 5 overall. In 95 career games, Oliver has 30 sacks and 56 tackles for loss.
Bills Wire will continue to provide updates throughout the 2026 offseason.
This article originally appeared on Bills Wire: Bills, Ed Oliver restructure contract in another NFL salary cap move
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With the Bills needed to cut down another $22 million in salary cap space before the NFL's 2026 free agency period begins on March 11, the defensive tackle agreed to restructure his contract with the team. According to reports including KPRC-TV's Aaron Wilson:
In restructuring his deal, Oliver worked with team to complete a typical move completed by general manager in recent years.
Oliver, 28, covered $12.8 million of his 2026 base salary into a signing bonus, lowering his new base salary to $1.3M for the next year. Doing so cleared $10.26M in cap space.
While coming off an injury-filled season in 2025, Oliver is still expected to star on Buffalo's defensive front even with the switch to Jim Leonhard's new scheme the defensive coordinator will unveil next year.
Overall was Buffalo's first-round selection in 2019 at No. 5 overall. In 95 career games, Oliver has 30 sacks and 56 tackles for loss.
Bills Wire will continue to provide updates throughout the 2026 offseason.
This article originally appeared on Bills Wire: Bills, Ed Oliver restructure contract in another NFL salary cap move
Continue reading...
