Bills Sign K Tyler Bass to Contract Extension - Details
The Buffalo Bills have made it official with their clutch leg of the future.
The team has reportedly signed kicker Tyler Bass to a four-year contract extension worth up to $21 million, per reports Thursday from NFL Network's Peter Schrager. The deal includes $12.3 guaranteed.
During recent successful seasons that have ended in postseason disappointment, the Buffalo Bills have obviously had areas of improvement to address since the end result wasn't a Super Bowl win.
But the kicking game hasn't exactly been one of them, a luxury many teams in the NFL would love to have. Bass came up clutch with three game-winning kicks this past season, and proved he's deserving of a contract extension. He was set to enter the final year of his deal in 2023.
In an elite offense that still had its fair share of inconsistencies in 2022, Bass helped make up for it on special teams by going 27 of 31 on field goals (87.1 percent) and 48 of 50 on extra points. Considering the often horrible weather conditions in Buffalo, these numbers are certainly impressive in a league that sees kickers struggle with extra points.
Buffalo News insider Jay Skurski reported on April 4 that an extension could be coming soon.
"Bass has been excellent," Skurski said. "Kicking in Buffalo is simply a harder job than it is compared to most other NFL cities. Bass has shown he can do it. Re-signing him is one way for Beane to check something off his 2024 to-do list a little early."
Given how valuable he's proven he can be in a league where finding kicking consistency can oftentimes be impossible, the Bills now have a guy they can trust to be clutch while the team still remains in its championship window.
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