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

[machine gun kelly]

18 hours ago, Royale with Cheese said:

Milano is my favorite Bill outside of Josh Allen.  

 

I hope he can stay healthy all year, especially if this is his final year.

 

 

Im with you Royale.  I’ve loved that guy since the beginning.    He was by far the most impactful defensive player we’ve had the last several years.  He’s made so many impactful plays over the years.  I hope he has a great year, and then maybe he will get to the Wall.  He’ll never make the HOF, but he may get the Wall.

 

To Milano, thanks for all of you’re years here.

[Spiderweb]

1 hour ago, machine gun kelly said:

Im with you Royale.  I’ve loved that guy since the beginning.    He was by far the most impactful defensive player we’ve had the last several years.  He’s made so many impactful plays over the years.  I hope he has a great year, and then maybe he will get to the Wall.  He’ll never make the HOF, but he may get the Wall.

 

To Milano, thanks for all of you’re years here.

I think he still has some juice in the tank. I hate the thought of him being one more and gone. 

[ProcessTruster]

why would Milano agree to this?   

[hondo in seattle]

3 minutes ago, ProcessTruster said:

why would Milano agree to this?   

 

My guess is that Beane suggested to his agent that Milano might be a cap casualty.  This keeps him with the Bills.

My other guess is that making it a one-year contract might be good for Milano if he still believes in himself.  If he has a good year, he'll get a decent FA offer from someone.  

[TheyCallMeAndy]

I do kind of wonder if the Matt Milano replacement is actually Terrell Bernard and we see Dorian Williams take over at MLB. Odds are probably low, but each player's physical skill set definitely translates better to the opposite LB position. 

[GunnerBill]

20 hours ago, ColoradoBills said:

 

By the end of summer, they will need to open enough cap for those needs.

I'm not sure what you are asking/saying.

My points are, Beane has to restructure current players just to get under the cap NOW.

 

I am not expecting any more splash signings.

 

He has to be under the cap now. Once the league year has begun you have to be under the cap at all times.

[ColoradoBills]

1 hour ago, GunnerBill said:

 

He has to be under the cap now. Once the league year has begun you have to be under the cap at all times.

 

I know.  I'm talking about what we can see in Spotrac.  Also, not all of these signing may be officially submitted to the league.

 

[Dukestreetking]

4 hours ago, ProcessTruster said:

why would Milano agree to this?   

We don't know...Milano has declined to comment.

 

I keeed, I keeed.

[BuffaloBillyG]

4 hours ago, ProcessTruster said:

why would Milano agree to this?   

Have to remember something about Milano. It's well documented in the past that he is by and large a minimalist. Guy reportedly didn't even have a TV until a couple years back.

 

For a guy like Milano being someplace he's comfortable, has friends and familiarity, knows he's going to be used in the right ways and will see meaningful reps on the field are worth more than money. Rare breed of not only player, but human being. But they do exist.

[bigK14094]

Prediction:  Milano signs w the Bills for 26

[without a drought]

On 3/18/2025 at 11:43 AM, Alphadawg7 said:

This is great news...frees up cap this year and we are free of the contract next year without a dead cap hit.  Like most have already said, this is probably his swan song as a Bill.  Not out of the question they bring him back next year on a cheap deal, but feels unlikely now with Bernard locked up and Dorian here.  

Where did the dead cap go?

[SoonerBillsFan]

9 hours ago, ProcessTruster said:

why would Milano agree to this?   

Truth? Milano isn't anywhere near the probowl Milano any longer.  He is 30, many injuries and as others said,take a cut or be cut.

 

I guarantee he wouldn't get what he is currently making on the open market.  So take a cut, stay with one of the best run organizations in football, maybe stay healthy and get one more payday with somone else next year. 

[BigDingus]

On 3/18/2025 at 10:02 AM, FireChans said:

Feels like an early retirement announcement. Love Matt but hard to play as physical as he does well into the 30s.

 

Too soon to say…. wall of fame candidate?

 

On 3/18/2025 at 10:03 AM, Low Positive said:

No. He did it well enough, but he didn't do it long enough. 

 

I mean, he did have 6 really good or great seasons before the last 2 being ruined by injuries.

 

We had Takeo Spikes as a "Legend of the Game" last year, and he only had 2 healthy seasons with Buffalo.

 

If Matt can have a bounce-back year & play like he used to, I'd say 7 good seasons is worth consideration. But for now, I also lean "no" on the WOF thing.

[Saint Doug]

9 hours ago, ProcessTruster said:

why would Milano agree to this?   

It was probably this or be cut. I just don’t see any team paying him any significant amount of money right now. At least he gets an extra year for another SB run and another chance to show he still has stuff in the tank.