Buffalo Bills can recoup nearly all of Vontae Davis contract money

following retirement The Buffalo Bills protected themselves in the contract they gave Vontae Davis this offseason Youth Shaq Lawson Jersey , building in several per-game roster bonuses so the veteran only saw the full contract amount if he played in all 16 games. After his abrupt retirement Sunday, that’s not the only money Buffalo will be able to go after.According to former agent Joel Corry, Davis’s retirement voids nearly all the guarantees on his contract. He’ll get paid 15/17ths of what was supposed to be his fully guaranteed 2018 salary but Buffalo will keep the rest. “Bills will get $2,282,169 of salary cap relief from Vontae Davis’ retirement,” noted Corry in a later tweet. “That’s $1,985,294 from not paying 15/17ths of his $2.25M base salary as well as $109 Youth Josh Allen Jersey ,375 & $187,500 from his 53-man & 46-man roster bonuses.”If Buffalo wants part of Davis’s $1.5 million signing bonus, they should be able to go after a chunk of that, too. Typically speaking, teams don’t often do that. It’s seen as classless. In these circumstances, the Bills would be completely justified, though. In fact, most Bills players would probably feel annoyed if they didn’t try and recoup that bonus money.So all told White Jordan Poyer Jersey , Buffalo should see in excess of $3 million in cap relief because of Vontae Davis’s mid-game retirement. Davis was scheduled to count $4.3 million against Buffalo’s cap in 2018, but that number will be much closer to $1 million by the time it’s all said and done. The Buffalo Bills have holes to fill all over their offensive line. Left tackle Dion Dawkins and center Russell Bodine were sub-par in 2018 while rookie Wyatt Teller was underwhelming. The bigger problem comes at right guard and right tackle, where John Miller and Jordan Mills are both free agents.Miller has a strange journey so far in his NFL career. He started 28 games over his first two NFL seasons, emerging from the 2015 NFL Draft to become the opening-day starter. Then he was relegated to the bench during his third season when Sean McDermott became the Bills head coach. Under offensive coordinator Rick Dennison, Miller’s skill set fell out of favor. After Dennison was fired, he was re-inserted into the starting lineup under coordinator Brian Daboll.So where exactly does he stand heading into free agency? Should he be considered a starter? A depth player?Comparable contractsMichael SchofieldLos Angeles ChargersSigned a two-year, $5 million contract in 2018Schofield didn’t start his first game until his second season, and began his career at tackle.Then he flipped inside to guard during his third season. He was waived by the Denver Broncos prior to his fourth season White Jeremy Kerley Jersey , but landed with the Los Angeles Chargers. He started five games at tackle in 2017 before they re-signed him on his current two-year deal to be their right guard.Like Miller, he fell out of favor for a while and dealt with setbacks. He’s a borderline starter/reserve player, or at least he was when he signed, and he was about the same age as Miller. He has the ability to swing out to tackle, though, so that adds some value.Joe LooneyDallas CowboysSigned a two-year, $2.1 million contract in 2018Following his rookie contract, Looney signed with the Dallas Cowboys as a depth option on their offensive line Youth Zay Jones Jersey , starting just three games in two seasons. He re-signed in Dallas following the 2017 season to backup money but ended up being their starting center in 2018. He had fewer career starts than Miller when he signed his current deal.Billy TurnerDenver BroncosSigned a one-year, $2 million contract in 2018Turner started 14 games for the Miami Dolphins in 2015 and 2016 before being released and claimed by the Denver Broncos. He played in just one game for them in 2017 before re-signing. He started 11 games in 2018 at guard and tackle, filling in after injuries. He is what Mile High Report called a “serviceable guard.”Contract ProjectionIf I’m the Bills, I offer Miller Vlad Ducasse money because I’m probably only keeping one of them around. Ducasse is set to make $2 million in 2019, the final year of his contract. That number is mostly in line with the other contracts listed above, which value marginal starting guards at just over $2 million per season.Two years, $4.8 million including $500,000 signing bonus2019Pro-rated signing bonus: $250 White Stephen Hauschka Jersey ,000Salary: $2 millionCap hit: $2.25 million2020Pro-rated signing bonus: $250,000Salary: $2.3 millionCap hit: $2.55 million