The Buffalo Bills cut ties with longtime safety Jordan Poyer on Wednesday in a cost-cutting move, but Taylor Rapp is sticking around.
The Bills and Rapp agreed to a three-year deal worth up to $14.5 million, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter, keeping some familiarity in a defensive backs room that saw the high-profile releases of Poyer and cornerback Tre'davious White.
Rapp, 26, served in a backup role behind Poyer and Micah Hyde in the 2023 season, registering 50 tackles, an interception, two passes defensed and a fumble recovery across 16 games (four starts).
Rapp spent the first four years of his NFL career with the Los Angeles Rams, notching nine interceptions across 48 starts during that period. He'll be expected to earn a starting gig for a secondary that will look a lot different next season, though the trio of Rasul Douglas, Christian Benford and Kaiir Elam will return at cornerback and were solid last season while White yet again missed significant time due to injury.
Rapp will operate as Poyer's replacement, leaving the Bills to find another option for the position vacated by Hyde. The Bills aren't going to have the cap space to make a big splash in free agency, but they'll address the position with a bargain signing or at the draft.
Buffalo, which needed to clear a ton of salary to get under the cap by next week, released Poyer, White, center Mitch Morse, defensive back Siran Neal, wide receiver Deonte Harty and running back Nyheim Hines.
The team wasn't done there, restructuring Von Miller's contract:
Field Yates @FieldYatesThe Bills and pass rusher Von Miller agreed to a renegotiated contract, per source.<br><br>The deal has a base value of $8.855M in 2024, with the chance to make up to $20M with incentives (up from $17.5M under the old terms).<br><br>The move saves Buffalo $8.645M in 2024 salary cap space.
They also addressed the backup quarterback situation, signing Mitchell Trubisky, per Mike Garafolo of NFL Network.
And more changes could be coming, as the team potentially will lose players like wide receiver Gabe Davis, defensive tackle DaQuan Jones and defensive ends Leonard Floyd and A.J. Epenesa.
