Bills re-signing Milano to 4-year deal reportedly worth $44M
The Bills are keeping one of their main defenders on the roster for the 2021 season and beyond.
Buffalo reached an agreement on a four-year contract with linebacker Matt Milano on Thursday, the team announced.
The new pact is worth $44 million and includes $24-million guaranteed, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
The 26-year-old was set to hit free agency for the first time this offseason after spending his first four years in Buffalo.
Details on Matt Milano's new 4-year contract with the Bills, per source with knowledge:
— Sal Capaccio 🏈 (@SalSports) March 11, 2021
Signing bonus of $7M
Base salaries:
2021 - $5.3M
2022 - $7.5M
2023 - $9.25M
2024 - $9.55M
Also includes roster, workout, playing time, and pro bowl bonuses. https://t.co/RpmjnGipge
The Bills surrendered 24.1 points per game with Milano in the lineup last year, and 29.8 in the contests he missed.
The 2017 fifth-round pick was sidelined for six games due to injury in 2020 and recorded a career-low 45 tackles. Overall, he's racked up 81 tackles, two sacks, and six pass breakups per 16 games since entering the league.
Milano's reported $11-million average annual salary ranks ninth in the NFL among linebackers, according to Spotrac.
Buffalo also extended safety Micah Hyde and restricted free-agent linebacker Andre Smith to multi-year deals recently.