Coming off a disappointing playoff exit after a wonderful 2022 campaign, the Buffalo Bills enter a crucial offseason with some tough decisions upcoming.
Buffalo might have one of the most, if not the most, top-heavy team in terms of salary in all of football. That, for one, is going to make this offseason a difficult one for general manager Brandon Beane.
As the offseason kicks into high gear and the new league year opens up in March, the Bills will be sitting roughly $5 to $9 million over the cap. That’s as of this very moment, and before the Bills potentially make any cap-saving cuts.
Buffalo has some key free agents of their own, beginning with two stud defenders in safety Jordan Poyer and linebacker Tremaine Edmunds. The latter of the two is much younger, and if the Bills are going to opt to pay one of them and not both, Edmunds might be the lucky one.
Buffalo Bills free agent linebacker Tremaine Edmunds’ market value is set just over $11 million
According to Spotrac, Edmunds’ market value is right around $11 million annually. Being a 25-year-old linebacker and former first-round pick, Edmunds will likely be looking for a 4-year deal wherever he ends up landing.
Edmunds said after the game that he hopes to stay in Buffalo and around the brothers he’s made over the last five seasons with the Bills.
In those five seasons, Edmunds has tallied over 100 tackles every year. In total, Edmunds has accumulated 565 tackles (359 solo and 32 for a loss) in five seasons. He’s remained healthy, too, for the most part, which is a huge victory in and of itself these days.
The Bills have other needs such as offensive line, wide receiver and maybe even finding an edge rusher to step in while Von Miller continues to recover.
But, can they really afford to lose one of their steady leaders in Edmunds? Beane might have to get creative in restructuring some contracts and opening up space to bring him back, along with fixing some other areas.