Which Buffalo Bills expiring contracts are worth the contract extension next season?

The NFL offseason is every team’s chance to sign the players they want to see in their uniform the following season. Whether that player is a free agent that spent the previous year with a different team or if it’s a player with an expiring contract that you want to keep on the team for years to come, the offseason is an important period for NFL teams across the board.

The regular season is where teams see all that hard work put to the test. As the season drags on, they begin to receive answers to the questions they had at the end of the offseason. Those questions vary from whether or not a player was worth signing, how you really did in the NFL Draft, what to change about minicamp and preparation time, etc.

With all of the competition in this league, many fans forget that it is also a business. These players go out there and play football because it’s what they love to do. However, don’t forget they also go out there for a paycheck. For that reason, the regular season is also a bit of an audition for players. You could be an established player looking for a bigger contract (or new team), or a breakout player looking to prove your worth in this league. Either way, players know that their play is a direct representation of the contract they sign.

The Buffalo Bills have a lot of expiring contracts to deal with at the end of this season. Although that gives the Bills a lot of time to think about those contracts, it’s something they need to keep in the back of their minds as the season rolls on. A lot of those contracts are small contracts that will be easy to re-sign or replace. However, there are a few of them that are going to be seen as a top priority to a Bills’ team looking to establish themselves in this league.

Two names have been thrown around a lot so far this offseason: Tyrod Taylor and Stephon Gilmore. With both of their contracts expiring at the end of this season, there’s going to be a lot of speculation surrounding the two players trying to earn that big, long-term contract.

Those aren’t the only high-quality players looking for that extension, though. The contracts of Manny Lawson, Robert Woods and Corbin Bryant will also be directly affected by their performances this season.

Let’s take a closer look at these players’ contracts and see the probability of them getting re-signed to a bigger contract next season.