Report: Bills to release All-Pro S Jordan Poyer

Field Level Media|published: Wed 6th March, 15:50 2024

Jan 15, 2024; Orchard Park, New York, USA; Buffalo Bills safety Jordan Poyer (21) at a press conference after a 2024 AFC wild card game at Highmark Stadium. credits: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

The Buffalo Bills are releasing All-Pro safety Jordan Poyer in a bid to get under the salary cap ahead of free agency, multiple media outlets reported on Wednesday.

Poyer, who played seven seasons with the Bills, carried a cap hit of $7.72 million and a dead cap value of $2 million.

ESPN reported the Bills also plan to restructure the contract of cornerback Rasul Douglas to save approximately $2.5 million against their cap.

Poyer, 32, recorded 100 tackles and one sack in 16 games (all starts) last season.

Named an All-Pro in 2021 and a Pro Bowl selection in 2022, Poyer has totaled 806 tackles, 24 interceptions and 12 sacks in 155 career games (117 starts) with the Philadelphia Eagles, Cleveland Browns and Bills. He was selected by the Eagles in the seventh round of the 2013 NFL Draft.

Douglas, 29, had 61 tackles and five interceptions in 16 games (15 starts) last season split between the Green Bay Packers and Bills. He has 19 interceptions to go with 383 tackles and two forced fumbles over 105 career games (65 starts) for the Eagles, Carolina Panthers, Packers and Bills.

—Field Level Media