The Buffalo Bills were strapped for cash in the 2016 offseason. It may seem like a long time ago, so let’s jog your memory:
- The team converted a roster bonus into a signing bonus for Charles Clay, saving them $7.5 million on his contract but locking him onto the team for the next few seasons.
- Mario Williams was cut to save $12.9 million and to improve Buffalo’s pass rush.
- Kraig Urbik, Boobie Dixon, and Leodis McKelvin were cut to save around $6.8 million.
- Chris Hogan was given a free agent tender, but the team let him walk when he signed a deal averaging $4 million per year with the Patriots.