Negotiating with LB Paul Posluszny during this season hasn’t been a realistic option for the Bills. Since the NFL is operating in an uncapped year, league rules stipulate that a contract cannot have an annual salary increase of more than 30 percent, excluding amounts treated as a signing bonus. Posluszny is making $665,000 this year so if the Bills gave him a new contract under the current rules, his base salary three years out could be only $1.4 million. The Bills, essentially, would have to give Posluszny all his money via a signing bonus, making his entire contract virtually guaranteed but that’s not realistic in the NFL. Whenever a new CBA is signed, the Bills won’t be restricted by the 30 percent rule. Posluszny says he wants to continue his career in Buffalo. “I would like to stay,†he says with conviction. Source: Buffalo News
