Bills make a few under-the-radar roster decisions as 2026 offseason is in full swing
Some big time decisions are ahead.
The Buffalo Bills have a busy offseason ahead of them.
There are more than a handful of positions of need, and that list might be growing with the latest development from the team. Buffalo had until Monday to decide on a handful of players, and with no movement, the contracts are void. If Buffalo wants to bring any of these players back, it would require the team to reach an agreement on a new contract.
Again, Buffalo has a busy offseason ahead of it.
On Monday, the contracts were voided for linebacker Matt Milano, defensive end Joey Bosa, defensive tackle DaQuan Jones, center Connor McGovern, and defensive end A.J. Epenesa.
It’s important to note that the Buffalo Bills can still extend them before the free agency period begins, but they’ll need a new contract in order to do so. They are all set to become free agents, and their old contract is voided and will accelerate.
Buffalo doesn’t have too much available money, as the cap situation is dire
The Bills don’t have too much money in the banana stand, with Over The Cap having Buffalo near the bottom of the league in available cap space, with a little over $12 million in negative cap. The only worse teams in the league are the Dallas Cowboys ($30 million negative), the Minnesota Vikings ($40 million negative), and the Kansas City Chiefs ($54 million negative).
I honestly don’t see Buffalo bringing back any of these players. I think that Jones is gone, especially after his comments following the AFC Championship game. McGovern is going to be due for a massive payday that I can’t see the Bills agreeing with. Epenesa’s market may be small, so there’s a chance he could come back, but unlikely. As for Bosa and Milano, they’re both aging players, and while both flashed during the season, Bosa in particular was invisible in the playoffs. Would Buffalo be willing to spend another $10 million to keep him for another season? It seems unlikely.
While it’s not for certain, it seems as though the first several dominoes have fallen in Western New York, with a handful of names looking for new homes once the league year begins.
This is the price of pushing your chips to the middle of the table year after year. Eventually, the bill comes due.
The Bills are staring at a reset on multiple fronts, whether they want to call it that or not. Familiar faces may walk away, leaders may change jerseys, and for the first time in a while, depth across the roster feels fragile.
But that’s the reality of chasing a Super Bowl window with a franchise quarterback, and it’s also the reality of general manager Brandon Beane spending exorbitant amounts of cash on middling players. We’re looking at you, Curtis Samuel and Josh Palmer.
Beane and the front office have their work cut out for them. The next few weeks won’t just shape the 2026 roster; they’ll tell us whether Buffalo is retooling for another run or quietly turning the page on an era.
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Brandon Beane should be picking up the phone today.
