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.