The Buffalo Bills made several moves to get under the salary cap during a busy Wednesday for the franchise. The team announced the release of five players: safety Jordan Poyer, defensive back Siran Neal, wide receiver Deonte Harty, center Mitch Morse and running back Nyheim Hines. The Bills will also release former Pro Bowl cornerback Tre’Davious White with a designation after June 1, according to CBS Sports head Jonathan Jones, NFL Insider.
The bills also restructured several contracts. Cornerback Rasul Douglas’ deal has been adjusted to save $2.5 million against the cap, according to ESPN. The team also reworked pass rusher Von Miller’s contract, which now has a base value of $8.855 million in 2024, with the opportunity to earn up to $20 million with incentives, Jones confirms. The move saves Buffalo $8.645 million.
By releasing Poyer, the Bills save $5.7 million in much-needed cap space, according to Jones. Meanwhile, Neal had a salary of almost $3 million and Morse had a salary of $8.5 million in 2023.
The Bills entered Wednesday dead last among the 32 teams in terms of cap space, according to Over The Cap, but they would have brought in more than $37 million with Wednesday’s trades. They’ll earn another $10.2 million in June when White’s release becomes official. After these movements. bills currently only exceed the cap of $1,177,381.
Poyer played in Buffalo for seven seasons as the 32-year-old joined the Bills in 2017. During his time in Buffalo, he earned Pro Bowl and first-team All-Pro honors. His career began in 2013, when he was selected in the seventh round by the Philadelphia Eagles. He spent a year in Philadelphia, before playing for the Cleveland Browns from 2013 to 2016.
In his career, Poyer has 806 total tackles, 12 sacks, 54 pass deflections, nine forced fumbles, seven fumble recoveries, 24 interceptions and one defensive touchdown.
White, meanwhile, joined the Bills as a first-round pick (27th overall) in 2017. He has been the model of consistency over his first four seasons in the NFL, playing in at least 14 games per campaign and earning two Pro Bowl appearances (2019). , 2020), a second-team All-Pro nod (2020) and a first-team All-Pro honor (2019). Unfortunately, White suffered a torn ACL in November 2021, causing him to miss the remainder of the season and limiting him to just six games the following year. In Week 4 of the 2023 campaign, White suffered a season-ending torn Achilles.
Separately, on Wednesday, the Bills announced they had re-signed guard David Edwards and signed punter Matt Haack.