Tight end Dawson Knox is staying in Buffalo, agreeing to a three-year contract extension with the Bills, according to multiple reports Tuesday.
While contract details were not immediately available, the contract is believed to restructure his current deal to lower his scheduled $17 million salary cap number. His existing contract had one year remaining.
Speaking in January on “Monday Mornings With Mitch,” the podcast of former Bills center Mitch Morse, Knox said he anticipated the team to make changes to his contract.
“I know they want to bring me back, however they can’t know right now what the cap is going to be, how much money they’ll have to spend, what the market will be for tight ends,” Knox said. “Whether they’ll want to keep me under my current contact for one more year, or try to work out some type of extension.”
Knox, 29, said he communicated to the front office that he and his family have made Buffalo their home and he wanted to remain with the Bills.
Buffalo selected Knox in the third round of the 2019 NFL Draft.
In 102 career games (83 starts), Knox has 229 catches for 2,694 yards with 27 touchdown receptions.
Last season, he appeared in all 17 games (12 starts) and caught 35 passes for 417 yards and four touchdowns.
