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Bills Restructure Left Tackle Dion Dawkins’ Contract to Get Under NFL’s Salary Cap, AP Source Says
The contract restructuring clears $7.5 million in salary cap space, enabling the Buffalo Bills to comply with the NFL's roster payroll requirements for the season start.
- To meet the NFL salary cap requirements ahead of the season, the Buffalo Bills adjusted the contract of left tackle Dion Dawkins.
- The restructuring addressed Buffalo's $3.5 million salary cap deficit on a day when all active and practice squad players counted against payroll.
- Dion Dawkins, who has signed a three-year, $60 million extension keeping him with the Bills through the 2027 season, had his contract restructured as part of Buffalo’s efforts to manage their salary cap.
- The move freed approximately $7.5 million in cap space, while adding receiver Gabe Davis to the practice squad led to cutting veteran safety Jordan Poyer in a paper move.
- The Bills plan to place Davis, who tore his left knee meniscus in mid-November and is being placed on injured reserve, and re-sign Poyer once Davis is on IR.
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Bills restructure left tackle Dion Dawkins' contract to get under NFL's salary cap, AP source says
The Bills restructured left tackle Dion Dawkins’ contract in a move that gets Buffalo under the NFL’s salary cap, a person with knowledge of the deal confirmed to The Associated Press.
Buffalo Bills create much-needed cap space by restructuring contract of key starter
The Buffalo Bills have created some cap space ahead of Week 1, with the team restructuring the contract of left tackle Dion Dawkins. Here's what Buffalo is working with after the move.
AP Source: Bills restructure Dion Dawkins' contract to get under salary cap
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Bills restructured left tackle Dion Dawkins’ contract in a move that gets Buffalo under the NFL’s salary cap, a person with knowledge of the deal confirmed to The Associated Press on Wednesday. The person spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity because the team is not going to release the information publicly. ESPN.com first reported the restructuring. The move freed up about $7.5 million in cap space for a Bills t…
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