Josh Allen contract breakdown and Buffalo Bills salary cap ramifications

WARNING: This article is intended for folks who want to know all the details about Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen and his massive contract extension. Grab your calculators and let’s go.

Let’s start with guaranteed money. He is the first player in NFL history to sign for $100 million in fully guaranteed money. That’s signing bonus, 2021 salary, 2021 roster bonus, 2022 salary, 2022 option bonus, 2023 salary, and his 2024 roster bonus all added together. (Patrick Mahomes only had $63 million fully guaranteed, while Dak Prescott had $95 million.)

A bunch of money will go from injury guarantee to fully guaranteed on the fifth day of the 2023 league year. His 2025 roster bonus of $25 million…