ESPN insider Jeremy Fowler recently wrote that the Buffalo Bills 'appear open' to extending the contract of veteran cornerback Rasul Douglas.
The Buffalo Bills have historically fielded stellar cornerback tandems under head coach Sean McDermott since the sideline boss first took the reins of the team in 2017, but the duo currently boasted by the club is perhaps its best in recent memory.
The Douglas-Benford duo is demonstrably effective, but the financial realities of the NFL could prevent it from being one that stands the test of time in Orchard Park. Douglas is on the final year of a three-year, $21 million contract he signed with the Green Bay Packers in 2022 and, given his recent play, figures to be a highly-coveted player in next year’s free agent class.
Extending Douglas, in a vacuum, is a no-brainer, as he’s helped make the cornerback position one that Buffalo’s brass attributes no concern. That said, Douglas will be 31 years of age when the 2025 NFL season commences, and allotting significant financial capital to an aging defensive back—especially considering the other players currently in need of extensions—may not be the best utilization of assets from an organizational perspective.
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