Buffalo Rumblings · Jan 12, 2016
Leodis McKelvin contract extension could save Buffalo Bills 2016 cap space
The Bills don't have to cut Leodis McKelvin to save 2016 cap room, or even force him to take less money in the final year of his deal - they could also offer him a contract extension. Here's how that would work.
Recognizing that his $3.9 million in 2016 cash pay, injury-plagued 2014 and 2015 seasons, and age (he'll turn 31 before the 2016 season) are working against him, Leodis McKelvin recently acknowledged that a pay cut may be necessary to stay with the Buffalo Bills in 2016. Let's take a quick look at what a pay cut, via an extension of his current contract, might look like to keep McKelvin in Buffalo, while saving money for the Bills' tight 2016 salary cap situation.
