NFL notebook: Bills pick up 5th-year contract options on Allen, Edmunds
Quarterback Josh Allen and linebacker Tremaine Edmunds represented the cornerstones of the future when selected in the first round of the 2018 draft.
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Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen and linebacker Tremaine Edmunds are staying around for at least two more seasons.
The Bills on Monday exercised the fifth-year options of both players’ contracts and retained the 2018 first-round draft picks through the 2022 season. The move comes at a combined price of about $36 million, with Allen set to make nearly $23 million in his final year.
The fifth year of the contracts is guaranteed, though the Bills can renegotiate the deals.
Bills exercise options on Josh Allen, Tremaine Edmunds
The move buys the team time to reach agreements on long-term extensions for both that could significantly lower their salary cap hits for 2022.
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May 3, 2021
As promised two days earlier, Bills general manager Brandon Beane on Monday addressed the issue of fifth-year options for quarterback Josh Allen and linebacker Tremaine Edmunds, their 2018 first-round draft picks.
As expected, the Bills picked up the options for both, which guarantees their 2022 salaries and prevents them from becoming free agents after the 2021 season.
It also gives the team more time to work on contract extensions that would make the players salary cap hits more manageable next season.
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The Buffalo Bills have picked up the fifth-year option on quarterback Josh Allen and linebacker Tremaine Edmunds.
The two have been vital pieces to the Bills roster since being drafted in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft.
In 2020, Allen set several single season franchise records including passing touchdowns (37), passer rating (107.2), completion percentage (69.2), total touchdowns (46), completions (396), 300-yard games (8) and passing yards (4,544).
The 2020 Pro Bowler is the only NFL player in history with at least 4,000 passing yards, 30 passing touchdowns and eight rushing touchdowns in a season.
Bills exercise options on Allen, Edmunds
The Buffalo Bills exercised the fifth-year options on quarterback Josh Allen and linebacker Tremaine Edmunds on Monday. Teams have until 5pm to exercise their options on players heading into their fourth seasons.
TSN.ca Staff Josh Allen , The Canadian Press
The Buffalo Bills exercised the fifth-year options on quarterback Josh Allen and linebacker Tremaine Edmunds on Monday.
Teams have until 5pm to exercise their options on players heading into their fourth seasons.
We’ve exercised the fifth year option on QB Josh Allen and LB Tremaine Edmunds. #BillsMafiapic.twitter.com/cbpOqTXVce Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) May 3, 2021