Matt Milano agrees to pay cut, 2025 becomes final year of his deal

[3rdand12]

  On 3/18/2025 at 10:07 PM, VW82 said:

I suspect this will be the last year for Taron as well given the potential out next year. Looking at the End of an era. 

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NOO ! My two favorite players on Defense !!

 I cant take the strain emotionally.🥴

[JakeFrommStateFarm]

6m in recovered cap space is like throwing a deck chair off the titanic.

 

He should have been released and Bills should be moving forward with Dorian Williams 

[Ed_Formerly_of_Roch]

Haven't seen anything posted lately prior to the Milano pay cut, any idea how much the bills are currently under the cap by?

[Captain_Quint]

  On 3/18/2025 at 10:07 PM, VW82 said:

I suspect this will be the last year for Taron as well given the potential out next year. Looking at the End of an era. 

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If they think that Taron's level of play is going to look like last year, they should draft a nickle cb this year. 

 

He took a large, noticeable step back this year. 

 

He and Milano in their prime were all pros in this defense, for sure. 

[3rdand12]

  On 3/18/2025 at 10:18 PM, JakeFrommStateFarm said:

6m in recovered cap space is like throwing a deck chair off the titanic.

 

He should have been released and Bills should be moving forward with Dorian Williams 

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You might suggest that Williams is the better player ? Or that Milano has availability issues ?

Or just the money aspect.

 I think this was the right deal at the right time. For both Team and Matt.

But I have a spot in my heart for Milano as a Buffalo Bill . Much like Taron Johnson.

 Glad Beane treated this honorably to be honest

and He might have one heck of a season for Us 👍

  On 3/18/2025 at 10:25 PM, Captain_Quint said:

If they think that Taron's level of play is going to look like last year, they should draft a nickle cb this year. 

 

He took a large, noticeable step back this year. 

 

He and Milano in their prime were all pros in this defense, for sure. 

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Its about Time to look into that position , agreed

[BillsFanForever19]

  On 3/18/2025 at 10:18 PM, JakeFrommStateFarm said:

6m in recovered cap space is like throwing a deck chair off the titanic.

 

He should have been released and Bills should be moving forward with Dorian Williams 

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Spotrac has updated the contract, so I don't know what his Dead Cap hit would have been before it was changed. Right now on the restructured deal, it's at about 23m. I suspect outright cutting him wouldn't have saved us what we saved in the pay cut/restructure. Or else, they might have just done it.

[BuffaloBillyG]

  On 3/18/2025 at 9:51 PM, Ed_Formerly_of_Roch said:

 

Milano was 5th round pick I believe, could you get a comp pick for someone drafted that low? 

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It's not about where they were drafted it's the size of the contract they sign with a new team. 

[JMM]

Very very smart move by Beane. 

[Gunsgoodtime]

I had forgot all about Milano 🤣🤣

[Lafromboise]

Crazy it's already been 8 years. The guy literally does NOT care about the money. Didn't he sign 10 mill a year during his all pro season? Says a lot.

[Bills Fan in MD]

  On 3/18/2025 at 10:07 PM, VW82 said:

I suspect this will be the last year for Taron as well given the potential out next year. Looking at the End of an era. 

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That's probably right.  If the Bills do decide to cut ties I'm assuming that he'll want to keep playing, but part of me hopes that he'll consider hanging it up given the number of concussions he's sustained.

[ColoradoBills]

  On 3/18/2025 at 8:24 PM, MarkyMannn said:

Spotrac could use a glossary section. Maybe it's there, I've missed it

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I tried searching and got nothing.

 

  On 3/18/2025 at 10:55 PM, BillsFanForever19 said:

 

Spotrac has updated the contract, so I don't know what his Dead Cap hit would have been before it was changed. Right now on the restructured deal, it's at about 23m. I suspect outright cutting him wouldn't have saved us what we saved in the pay cut/restructure. Or else, they might have just done it.

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They gave Milano little more guaranteed cash.  They are not cutting him so his dead cap for 2025 is meaningless.

Bills saved $3M on his contract.  It's $11M dead next year just like it would of been if the Bills cut him next spring.

 

Note:  Not $6M in cap savings this year like some tweet said.

[BillsFanForever19]

  On 3/18/2025 at 11:27 PM, ColoradoBills said:

They are not cutting him so his dead cap for 2025 is meaningless.

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Obviously, but I was replying to someone who was complaining about a meager cap savings and argued they should have just outright cut him and moved on with Williams.

 

And I don't think it would have helped the cap any more to cut him. I'd assume it would have been more detrimental to do so than what we ended up doing. But it's hard to tell without looking at what the contract was before the move, that Spotrac has already updated to reflect.

[ColoradoBills]

  On 3/18/2025 at 11:34 PM, BillsFanForever19 said:

 

Obviously, but I was replying to someone who was complaining about a meager cap savings and argued they should have just outright cut him and moved on with Williams.

 

And I don't think it would have helped the cap any more to cut him. I'd assume it would have been more detrimental to do so than what we ended up doing. But it's hard to tell without looking at what the contract was before the move, that Spotrac has already updated to reflect.

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Oh, I see your point.  I looked at the contract before the new one came online but can't remember what the original cap hit was if cut today.

I'm thinking it would have been a few million less than it is now, but I'm not certain. 

[YoloinOhio]

  On 3/18/2025 at 10:12 PM, 3rdand12 said:

NOO ! My two favorite players on Defense !!

 I cant take the strain emotionally.🥴

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I love too but he gets hurt in literally every game. He usually comes back but it’s crazy. 

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[27yankees]

Danny Stutsman Oklahoma Rd 4 pick

[TwoFlocksofFury]

  On 3/18/2025 at 10:18 PM, JakeFrommStateFarm said:

6m in recovered cap space is like throwing a deck chair off the titanic.

 

He should have been released and Bills should be moving forward with Dorian Williams 

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Proud poppa.

[EmotionallyUnstable]

  On 3/18/2025 at 8:26 PM, Warriorspikes51 said:

I wonder how asking your own guy to take a pay cut while dishing out $$$ to 2 players out for 1/3 of the season goes over amongst the team 

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I think mature players who have been around the block understand this. 
 

CJ Gardner-Johnson said as much when he got traded. I don’t have the exact quote but it essentially alluded to “I’ve been around, there are some young guys who have stepped up and now need to be paid. It’s part of the life cycle and the business of the game. I had my moment and now it’s someone else’s”

[Richard Noggin]

  On 3/19/2025 at 3:10 AM, EmotionallyUnstable said:

I think mature players who have been around the block understand this. 
 

CJ Gardner-Johnson said as much when he got traded. I don’t have the exact quote but it essentially alluded to “I’ve been around, there are some young guys who have stepped up and now need to be paid. It’s part of the life cycle and the business of the game. I had my moment and now it’s someone else’s”

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Some sure seem to get it. And others are more likely to reject that kind of critical awareness / capitulation. 

 

So many variables we're not privy to in most cases. 

[davefan66]

Love Matt, but he’s been off the field quite a bit recently.

 

If he plays lights out, the Bills could reverse field and sign him after next season. If, they got their out.

 

Unless he plays absolute lights out and doesn’t have a single injury, this is his last season. Don’t see the team rolling the dice on him regardless how well he plays.