Tyler Bass will remain in place with the Bills for 2026. Coming off a missed season, though, his pact has been adjusted.
Team and player worked out a revision on Tuesday, per Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. Bass has accepted a $1.5MM pay cut for the coming campaign in exchange for a $1MM guarantee in 2026. The veteran kicker can earn another $1MM via incentives, and his cap figure now sits at $3.05MM.
A 2020 sixth-rounder out of Georgia Southern, Bass missed just one game over his first five seasons. The career-long Bill converted a solid 84.5% of field goals (131 of 155) and 96% of extra points (264 of 274) during that span.
Bass was in line to remain the Bills’ kicker last year, but he wound up missing the entire season as a result of a hip/groin issue. The Bills placed Bass on injured reserve leading up to Week 1 and brought in 41-year-old Matt Prater as a last-minute replacement. Prater went on to hit 18 of 20 FGs (90%) and 46 of 49 PATs (94%) over 15 regular-season games. The two-time Pro Bowler was perfect during the postseason, in which he made five field goals and six extra points in two games.
Bass underwent surgery in late November, but it appears Buffalo is confident he will return to full strength next season. The only other kicker in the building is the untested Maddux Trujillo, who is on a reserve/futures deal. Meanwhile, if Prater wants to play a 20th season in 2026, he will likely have to look elsewhere in free agency.
Connor Byrne contributed to this post.