Bills, All-Pro LB Milano reach two-year extension

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Bills made a move for now and the future, locking down All-Pro linebacker Matt Milano with a two-year contract extension through the 2026 season, the team announced on Sunday.

The move also helps the Bills by creating approximately $6 million in cap space, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter. The team entered the weekend $19 million over the 2023 cap. Defensive tackle Tim Settle's contract was restructured to open up $600,000 space as well, ESPN's Field Yates reported.

Milano, 28, was previously under contract through the 2024 season on a contract extension reached just before the linebacker potentially reaching free agency in 2021.

This latest deal keeps Milano with the Bills for the long-term amidst uncertainty at the other linebacker position with Tremaine Edmunds, who has been with the Bills all five years of his career, currently set to become a free agent when the league year begins Wednesday.

Milano is coming off another strong season with three interceptions, 99 tackles and two fumble recoveries in 2022. He was named a first team All-Pro and selected to the Pro Bowl Games for the first time in his career.