The Buffalo Bills spent big bucks on their defensive line heading into the 2020 NFL season. Of the Bills’ top 12 salary-cap figures, five belonged to defensive linemen. Two of those top numbers were defensive tackles.
Of all the team’s defensive tackles, however, it may have been the lowest-paid player who had the most productive season. In the second installment of our top-ten best Buffalo Bills salary-cap values, we’re focusing on a depth player who came up huge.
DT Justin Zimmer
2020 Salary-Cap Figure: $485,298 (.22 percent of total cap)
2020 Stats: 21 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 7 quarterback hits, 1 forced fumble, 1 sack
Zimmer did not make the Bills’ roster out of camp last season, but instead began the year as a member of the team’s practice squad.