Both the Bills and tight end Dawson Knox went into the offseason knowing that his contract could not remain as is for the relationship to continue. That’s just what happened, as the Bills and Knox have extended their relationship into the 2028 season with a brand new three-year contract, according to our Dianna Russini. Knox was heading into the final year of his deal with the Bills, owed $12 million in new money while carrying a cap hit of over $17 million. As the Bills are cap-strapped at the moment in trying to get compliant before the start of the new league year on Wednesday, the new contract is likely to yield a generous amount of savings for the Bills to conduct more business.
Knox has been with the Bills since being drafted in 2019 and has become both a dependable player and a locker room leader over his time in Buffalo. He also has one of the closest relationships to star quarterback Josh Allen. Even with the tight end tandem of Dalton Kincaid and Jackson Hawes in-house, neither of them has the balanced skill set that Knox provides, which usually yields a considerable amount of time on the field during games in their tight end rotation. Knox turns 30 in November.