The Buffalo Bills “reworked” Dawson Knox’s contract as part of their moves to get compliant with the 2024 cap. Normally, a player would restructure their deal and receive part of their cash up front to spread out the cap hit. When the word “reworked” was bandied about, that usually means a pay cut with incentives to earn back the money (as they did with Von Miller) or trading money now for money later.
In the case of Knox, it’s the latter. The Bills and Knox agreed to a pay cut in 2024 but they shifted guaranteed money into 2025.