Oliver extended

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Just saw Oliver extension deal done

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4 yrs 68m, 45m guaranteed

[Forward_Lateral]

That seems cheap. Either way I’m glad they found a way to keep him

[Woodman]

17m per just hope he earns it now.

[Woodman]

Ed Oliver, Bills agree to four-year contract extension - ProFootballTalk

The deal is reportedly worth $68 million with $45 million guaranteed.

The No. 9 overall pick of the 2019 draft, Oliver was set to enter the final year of his rookie contract on the fifth-year option.

Oliver, 25, Has appeared in 62 games with 53 starts for Buffalo over the last four years. He has recorded 14.5 sacks, 30 tackles for loss, and 42 quarterback hits.

Last season, Oliver had 2.5 sacks, nine tackles for loss, 14 QB hits, and three passes defensed in 13 games for the Bills.

[Woodman]

We were like 1.5 million below the cap ..... what effect will this have?

[sukie]

I think this is beyond this year. He already was on a 5th option, no?

[Night Train]

https://www.audacy.com/wgr550/sports...with-ed-oliver

[sukie]

Okay so the new deal LOWERS the cap number for 2023… interesting

[Buffalogic]

I'm on the fence with this one. Not sure I would have invested in him at this point. Maybe they are encouraged and want to get ahead of the salary should he have a great year. I don't think if I'm building a team I invest in an undersized dt with his current track record.

[sukie]

I'm on the fence with this one. Not sure I would have invested in him at this point. Maybe they are encouraged and want to get ahead of the salary should he have a great year. I don't think if I'm building a team I invest in an undersized dt with his current track record.

Lower this years cap number and trade him with a deal in place?

[YardRat]

Depends on the structure, but not something I would have necessarily hopped on.

On a slightly related note, just more evidence they didn't value Edmunds nearly as much as 'the experts' said they did.

[Forward_Lateral]

Guys. It’s 45 guaranteed. That’s 11 per. That’s half of what the franchise tender is.

[Buffalogic]

The deal is fine but it's the philosophy I'm questioning. I'd rather see them pay the market rate for a great player instead of getting a good deal on a mediocre player that really has underperformed where he was drafted. Hope he has a great year and it turns out to be a big win.

[Novacane]

Eh. They must like him better than I do.

[YardRat]

Guys. It’s 45 guaranteed. That’s 11 per. That’s half of what the franchise tender is.

His fifth-year option for this season was $10.7. The franchise tag number was not in play, but if it was it would have been $18.9.

[sukie]

The deal is fine but it's the philosophy I'm questioning. I'd rather see them pay the market rate for a great player instead of getting a good deal on a mediocre player that really has underperformed where he was drafted. Hope he has a great year and it turns out to be a big win.

When you don’t have a franchise QB and hall of fame pass rusher… you could easily get a really good player

[DraftBoy]

Makes sense to me. Beane isn’t about to give up on one of his early 1st Rounders. Also he’s underrated by the fan base.

[Lexwhat]

Interesting!! I was assuming Oliver was going to test the open market like Tremaine Edmunds, Milano, and Poyer did.

With that being said, IMO this is a VERY fair contract for both sides.

Aaron Donald is at $30+ million a year. Jeffrey Simmons is like $24 million a year... I figure Chris Jones will likely fall somewhere between those two.

Ed Oliver hasn't matched the production of any of those guys, but he is a top 15 DT in this league. I think Oliver will truly break out this year with Von Miller coming back and (hopefully) an improved Greg Rousseau. It's too bad Beane's other DLine picks (Epenesa, Basham) are looking like busts.

[Woodman]

Lower this years cap number and trade him with a deal in place?

That I could get behind!!!