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08/07 08:23 CDT Bills agree to sign right guard Torrence to 4-year extension
with $46M guaranteed, AP source says
Bills agree to sign right guard Torrence to 4-year extension with $46M
guaranteed, AP source says
By JOHN WAWROW
AP Sports Writer
PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) --- The Buffalo Bills reached an agreement to sign
starting right guard O'Cyrus Torrence to a four-year contract extension with
$46 million in guarantees, a person with knowledge of the deal told The
Associated Press on Friday.
The agreement represents the Bills' latest major investment in keeping much of
their offensive line intact for the long term.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the contract has not been
announced by the team.
Torrence was selected in the second round of the 2023 draft out of the
University of Florida, and was entering the final season of his rookie
contract. The 26-year-old has been a starter since his rookie season and part
of a line that's played a key role in protecting Josh Allen, and a unit that
assisted in James Cook to lead the NFL in yards rushing last season.
Torrence has 57 career starts, including playoffs, and was part of a line that
allowed the NFL's fewest sacks in both 2023 and 2024.
The group has been mostly together since 2024. The only change entering this
season is at left guard, with Alec Anderson and Austin Corbett competing for
the starting job left open following David Edwards' free-agent departure to New
Orleans in March.
Otherwise, the four returning starters, including left tackle Dion Dawkins, are
now under contract through at least the 2027 season.
In March, the Bills signed center Connor McGovern to a four-year, $52 million
contract to prevent him from entering free agency.
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