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Bills sign first-rounder Ed Oliver to $19.675 million contract

The Buffalo Bills have signed former University of Houston defensive tackle Ed Oliver, their first-round draft pick, to a fully guaranteed $19.675 million contract, according to a league source not authorized to speak publicly.

Oliver received a $12.329 million signing bonus.

The former Outland Trophy winner and consensus All-American from Westfield High School was drafted ninth overall.

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The only three-time All-American in school history, Oliver became the Coogs’ 14th first-round selection and the school’s highest drafted since the Cincinnati Bengals drafted quarterback David Klinger sixth overall in 1992.