As the Buffalo Bills prepare for Week 1 of the NFL season, they remain concerned with managing their salary cap space both now and for the long-term future. That is part of how the Bills' front office, led by Brandon Beane, operates each and every day.
Why the Bills made the right choice to restructure Dion Dawkins' contract now
It was announced that Dawkins restructured his deal, which generated a little under $8 million in cap space just days away from the start of the new season, per Field Yates.
Teams creating cap space via contract restructures:
The Falcons created $6M by restructuring WR Darnell Mooney’s deal
The Bills created just under $8M by restructuring OT Dion Dawkins’ deal
The Bears created $8M by restructuring CB Jaylon Johnson’s deal— Field Yates (@FieldYates) September 3, 2025Prior to the recent restructuring, Buffalo was seeing red in their total team cap space.