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Buffalo Bills restructure DT Ed Oliver's contract

Buffalo Bills restructured DT Ed Oliver's contract on March 7, 2026.

Event type
Restructure
First reported
Mar 7, 2026
Official
Mar 7, 2026
Player
Ed Oliver
Position
DT

Known details

Compensation
Converted $12.8M of base salary into signing bonus, adding 2 void years, clearing $10.26M of cap with Buffalo (BUF)

How this move reshapes the Defensive Tackles room

Buffalo Bills defensive tackles, this season vs last season — the room this transaction changed.

NEW arrived this offseasonRE-UP re-signedLEFT left after last season- returning players are unmarked

92Ed Oliver8510/178899609689$14M28.66'1"287
72T.J. Sanders6612/173658718477$2.4M23.06'4"290
72Phidarian Mathis617/175149449675$1.2M28.36'4"312
62DeWayne Carter5411/17370659559$1.5M25.66'2"305
45Kody HuismanNEW435/17005050$1.0M297
40Deone Walker6017/1745621008154$1.3M22.46'7"331
25Zion Logue313/171972159218$1.1M25.06'6"310
25Zane DurantNEW262/1700505024$1.2M290
20Tommy Akingbesote252/170050865$888K23.46'4"316
92Ed Oliver8510/178899609689$14M28.66'1"287
72DaQuan JonesLEFT7511/17999866685334.66'4"322
72Phidarian Mathis617/175149449675$1.2M28.36'4"312
72T.J. Sanders6612/173658718477$2.4M23.06'4"290
62Jordan PhillipsLEFT7112/17909269717333.86'6"341
62Larry OgunjobiLEFT7114/17975280806932.16'3"305
62DeWayne Carter5411/17370659559$1.5M25.66'2"305
40Deone Walker6017/1745621008154$1.3M22.46'7"331
25Zion Logue313/171972159218$1.1M25.06'6"310
20Tommy Akingbesote252/170050865$888K23.46'4"316

Timeline

  1. OfficialMar 7, 2026

    Buffalo Bills restructure DT Ed Oliver's contract

    Converted $12.8M of base salary into signing bonus, adding 2 void years, clearing $10.26M of cap with Buffalo (BUF)

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