‘Morse agreed to the pay cut so that he can stay with the team, Rapoport said. If the Bills released Morse outright they could have saved close to $5 million. Reworking the deal keeps the 29-year-old in Buffalo as the centerpiece of Buffalo’s offensive line. He can earn back some of the $2 million based on new incentives and Sal Capaccio from WGR550 reported that there was no ultimatum given to Morse that he’d be cut had he not taken the pay cut.’
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AP Source: Bills Center Mitch Morse Agrees To $2M Pay Cut
‘Morse was limited to playing 14 games this past season and 30 overall in two seasons with the Bills. He missed one game after sustaining the fifth documented concussion of his career. He then dressed but did not play the following week.’
Morse reduces pay to help Bills clear cap space
‘Morse was scheduled to earn $7.025 million as a base salary this coming season, with a salary cap hit of $10.34 million counting the prorated bonus money from the contract he signed to join the team prior to the 2019 season. The move will now reduce his cap hit to $8.34 million.’
Opinion: Dak Prescott’s new deal could pave way for Josh Allen extension
‘Allen is set to earn less than $1 million in base salary for the 2021 season, but carries a salary cap hit of $6.9 million due to the prorated signing bonus of his original four-year deal. The Bills have until May 3 of this year to exercise a fifth-year option for 2022, which, at this time, projects to be north of $21 million. Absent an extension before May 3, there’s no doubt the Bills will exercise that option on the league’s second-leading vote-getter for MVP last season.’
Buffalo Bills will not use the franchise tag on any players
‘The Bills’ notable unrestricted free agents include Matt Milano, Jon Feliciano, Trent Murphy and Josh Norman.’
Morse takes salary cut to stay with Bills
‘Morse, 28, has two years left on his current deal with the Bills and was slated to make $10.3 million this year.’
Report: Morse takes nearly $2M salary cut to stay with Bills
‘Rapoport added in a follow-up tweet that Morse “can earn back some of the $2M, a move that helps his team in a year with a serious cap crunch.”‘
Mitch Morse agrees to pay cut, giving Bills more salary cap flexibility
‘The cut is thought to be only against Morse’s base salary for 2021 and could be made up with incentives. Unlike may contract restructures, this adjustment does not push cap charges into a future season. It simply reduces Morse’s cap charge for 2021.’
Morse takes pay cut to stay as Bills center
‘The move with Morse is a reminder of how contracts work in the NFL. Teams are only obligated to the guaranteed portion of the contract in the amount they pay a player and the amount that is certain to count against the salary cap. The rest only applies if the player is on the roster during that period of time. In the other major sports, all contracts are fully guaranteed when signed.’
Josh Allen benefits from Dak’s new deal
‘Prescott is now the 2nd highest-paid quarterback in the NFL only behind Patrick Mahomes. When Allen’s new deal is done, the Bills QB will pass Prescott’s.’
GM Brandon Beane weighs these objectives when planning for the 2021 NFL free agency period
‘”So, we’re going to look at all avenues to try and not lose too many players and still add [talent],” Beane stated. “Then obviously the draft is going to be very important not only for us but a lot of teams this year. Finding that cheap labor and not missing on those picks.”‘
Bills Today | Two-time Super Bowl champion gives Josh Allen the ultimate compliment
‘”Giving credit to Josh, he’s really, really good, McCoy stated. “He’s probably, out of all the players I’ve played with at the quarterback position, because Tom [Brady] is a crazy competitor also, and so is Pat [Mahomes], but I would say that Josh probably the biggest competitor out of all the quarterbacks. From shooting a jump shot to playing defense to playing cornerback to racing to throwing the ball, for anything. It’s not just at quarterback, any position and he’ll challenge you. We used to have a court in Buffalo, playing one-on-one he’s in there playing one-on-one, blocking shots, and getting physical. So, he doesn’t back down it’s trash-talking, you know, and he’s just a huge competitor.”‘
Salary cap analysis: What are the ways Bills GM Brandon Beane can create space
‘The most obvious is the release of players, and the Bills surely will join virtually every other team in the NFL in shedding a veteran or several to create cap space before the start of free agency March 17.’
Bills free-agents: Replacing Matt Milano could result in downgrade at linebacker
‘Top of the heap: Lavonte David, Tampa Bay Buccaneers; Jayon Brown, Tennessee Titans; K.J. Wright, Seattle Seahawks.’
Kim Pegula: Bills’ success in 2020 set the ‘floor’ for expectations moving forward
‘”Having to dig deep, especially not knowing where the salary cap is going to fall, is going to be a big job for these guys. The bar has been raised compared to previous years. A lot of tweaking, a lot of impact and understanding where we’re going to be with our team and our salary, those are things I leave up to other people. I do know the expectations are pretty high now as is the standard by which we’re going to be moving forward.”‘