Bills make logical Tyler Bass contract decision
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For a couple reasons, the Buffalo Bills ' contract decision on Tuesday with kicker Tyler Bass made sense.
But first, the details.
The Bills have agreed to a restructured deal with Bass, in which there's some compromise.
Bass has taken a $1.5 million paycut, according to Over The Cap, but in return, the Bills have guaranteed that Bass will earn at least $1 million this season no matter what, according to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero .
That money hadn't previously been guaranteed, but now if the Bills cut Bass, he knows he'll get at least $1 million for the season.
Pelissero adds that incentives can get Bass back up to a solid kicker payday:
"The Bills and kicker Tyler Bass agreed to a revised contract that includes $1 million guaranteed and a chance to earn up to $3.5M in 2026. Bass missed the 2025 season because of injury, so a pay cut was inevitable. But he can earn it all back though incentives and an escalator."
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Bass was an odd one for the Bills throughout the 2025 season.
A preseason injury wasn't initially shared to be a season-ender, but then he ended up not kicking the whole regular season or postseason.
It probably didn't cost the Bills in a major way, because the veteran Matt Prater did a valiant job filling in.
Still, the Bills had made a solid commitment to Bass, and not having him felt like a bit of a step backward at kicker.
Buffalo will hope Bass is healthy and ready to take his role back, and do it well, in 2026.
