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Buffalo Bills sign TE Shane Zylstra

Buffalo Bills signed TE Shane Zylstra on May 12, 2026.

Event type
Free agent signing
First reported
May 12, 2026
Official
May 12, 2026
Player
Shane Zylstra
Position
TE

What changed

Player
Shane Zylstra
From
Free agent
To
Buffalo Bills
Effective
May 12, 2026

Known details

Compensation
Signed a 1 year $1.215 million contract with Buffalo (BUF)

How this move reshapes the Tight Ends room

Buffalo Bills tight ends, 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

This season · 2026Coach TBD
72Dalton Kincaid7613/176996779681$4.3M26.86'3"240
62Dawson Knox7716/179499919259$8.6M29.76'4"254
45Shane ZylstraNEW458/175105092—$1.1M29.76'4"244
45Keleki Latu395/1718312991—$1.0M24.06'6"244
25Jackson Hawes5217/1746501009627$1.1M25.66'4"253
Last season · 2025Coach TBD
72Dalton Kincaid7613/176996779681$4.3M26.86'3"240
62Dawson Knox7716/179499919259$8.6M29.76'4"254
45Keleki Latu395/1718312991—$1.0M24.06'6"244
25Jackson Hawes5217/1746501009627$1.1M25.66'4"253

Timeline

  1. OfficialMay 12, 2026

    Buffalo Bills sign TE Shane Zylstra

    Signed a 1 year $1.215 million contract with Buffalo (BUF)

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