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6 moves the Buffalo Bills can make to help 2021 salary cap situation

By Brandon Croce

EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - SEPTEMBER 15: Trent Murphy #93 talks with Jerry Hughes #55 of the Buffalo Bills during warmups before the game against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium on September 15, 2019 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - SEPTEMBER 15: Trent Murphy #93 talks with Jerry Hughes #55 of the Buffalo Bills during warmups before the game against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium on September 15, 2019 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images) /
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ORCHARD PARK, NY – DECEMBER 08: Trent Murphy #93 of the Buffalo Bills makes his way to the field before a game against the Baltimore Ravens at New Era Field on December 8, 2019 in Orchard Park, New York. Baltimore beats Buffalo 24 to 17. (Photo by Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Images) /

Release Trent Murphy this offseason

The idea of releasing Trent Murphy has been bounced around almost the entire offseason. The fact the Buffalo Bills could release Murphy and save over $8 million, while taking on $1.75 million in dead cap, made sense. The veteran defensive end hasn’t lived up to his free agent deal in terms of production.

However, as the summer has gone on that noise has diminished and it made sense that the team would want to keep him. They weren’t up against the cap and had plenty of room to make the necessary moves to improve this team. Also taking into account that Murphy finished the year well, the coaching staff may be willing to see how he looked in training camp before making a decision.

Now that the salary cap is expected to be closer to $175 million and considering that the $8 million could be carried over to next year, this could be a huge help for the Buffalo Bills trying to sign some of their free agents.

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