The Buffalo Bills signed veteran linebacker Marquel Lee this offseason, and his contract numbers are officially in. There’s an interesting wrinkle in that his cap number is lower than the amount of money the Bills are actually paying, so let’s dive into the numbers and explain why.
Typically speaking, every dollar you pay to a player has to be accounted for in the salary cap at some point. Even if you add void years to spread out the hit, the bill always comes due, except in one case.
The NFL’s Veteran Salary Benefit is written into the Collective Bargaining Agreement.