When it was reported that E.J. Gaines had re-signed with Buffalo with a one-year, $3.6 million contract, the announcement was met with a round of cheers. Now that contract details have been published by Spotrac.com, those cheers should become a roar, as we see the fan favorite but oft-injured cornerback return to our defense for little more than what he earned during his first stint in town.
Despite those initial reports, Gaines’s new contract contains only $250,000 guaranteed, in the form of a signing bonus, along with a $100,000 workout bonus. Add to that a $1.