If you were to rank moves that surprised Buffalo Bills fans this offseason, extending Ed Oliver to a four-year, $68 million contract with $45 million guaranteed would be at one in a tier of his own. The career to date of the former ninth-overall pick has been a Rorschach test of sorts. Ask some, and they will tell you Oliver has flashed game explosion and game-wrecking ability. Others will tell you that he has failed to put up the stats you want to see from such a high draft pick. Was he worth the hefty extension? The Contract With his new contract, Oliver is scheduled to make $68 million over four years. When you dive deeper into the numbers, the Bills are only truly locked in until 2025, when they can get out with $5.9 million of dead money. Additionally, we know his $17 million average annual value will be about the 11th highest among defensive tackles, between Kenny Clark of the Packers and Grady Jarrett of the Falcons. This will undoubtedly drop once the Jets’ Quinnen Williams and the Dolphins’ Christian Wilkins ink their inevitable extensions. Oliver to date Oliver boar the weight of lofty expectations coming out of … Continue reading Is Bills DT Ed Oliver worth his contract extension?
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Is Bills DT Ed Oliver worth his contract extension?
If you were to rank moves that surprised Buffalo Bills fans this offseason, extending Ed Oliver to a four-year, $68 million contract with $45 million guaranteed would be at one in a tier of his own. The career to date of the former ninth-overall pick has been a Rorschach test of sorts. Ask some, and they will tell you Oliver has flashed game explosion and game-wrecking ability. Others will tell you that he has failed to put up the stats you want to see from such a high draft pick. Was he worth the hefty extension? The Contract With his new contract, Oliver is scheduled to make $68 million over four years. When you dive deeper into the numbers, the Bills are only truly locked in until 2025, when they can get out with $5.9 million of dead money. Additionally, we know his $17 million average annual value will be about the 11th highest among defensive tackles, between Kenny Clark of the Packers and Grady Jarrett of the Falcons. This will undoubtedly drop once the Jets’ Quinnen Williams and the Dolphins’ Christian Wilkins ink their inevitable extensions. Oliver to date Oliver boar the weight of lofty expectations coming out of … Continue reading Is Bills DT Ed Oliver worth his contract extension?