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Bills Extend K Tyler Bass

April 20th, 2023 at 7:45pm CST by Ely Allen

The Bills will avoid playing kicker Tyler Bass on a contract year in 2024 after reportedly reaching an agreement on a four-year extension worth up to $21MM, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Bass was three years into his rookie contract after getting drafted in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL Draft.

Bass took over for Falcons kicker Younghoe Koo after Koo graduated from Georgia Southern to the NFL in 2017. After making 54 of 68 field goal attempts and converting 108 of 109 extra point attempts in three years, Bass was selected by the Bills in 2020 to compete with incumbent kicker Stephen Hauschka, who had missed six field goals in each of the previous two seasons and two extra points in 2019. Bass beat out the veteran for kicking duties in training camp.

Since taking over the kicking job for the Bills, Bass has converted 85.6-percent of his field goals attempts, making 83 out of 97 tries. He’s shown he has the big-leg ability that’s required to get paid as a kicker in the NFL these days. He’s also only missed four extra point attempts for a high-powered offense that has forced him to attempt 160.

If the $21MM reported by Rapoport is the face value of the contract, then Bass’s new deal poses him as the fourth-highest paid kicker in the NFL (per year), just under Ravens kicker Justin Tucker, Colts kicker Matt Gay, and Seahawks kicker Jason Myers. The “up to” included in the tweet implies that incentives may be involved, which may rank him slightly lower, but the reported $12.3MM guaranteed is the second-highest guaranteed amount for a current kicker, trailing only Tucker.

It’s a good deal for both sides as Bass gets his payday and the Bills lockdown a reliable, young kicker through the 2027 season. It’s rare to find dependability in a kicker, and the Bills have paid up in order to secure theirs for years to come.

Bills Cut Stephen Hauschka

August 27th, 2020 at 3:42pm CST by Zachary Links

The Bills parted ways with one-time fantasy football hero Stephen Hauschka. With the veteran kicker out of the picture, they’ll turn the job over to Georgia Southern product Tyler Bass.

Hauschka spent the bulk of his career with the Seahawks and had stops with the Ravens and Broncos before landing with the Bills in 2017. In his first Buffalo season, he converted 87.9% of his field goals. Since then, he’s gone 22-of-28 in each of his last two campaigns. Last year, the 35-year-old struggled from deep range, going just 1-for-5 on kicks of 50+ yards. After watching him compete with Bass – a sixth-round pick – the Bills have decided to go in a younger (and cheaper) direction.

By cutting Hauschka, the Bills will save $1.55MM against the 2020 cap while carrying an equal amount as a dead money hit.

NFL Draft Pick Signings: 5/7/20

May 7th, 2020 at 6:40pm CST by Zachary Links

We’ll keep track of today’s late round signings here:

The Ravens inked third-round pick Tyre Phillips. With the Mississippi State offensive lineman under contract, the Ravens have now taken care of seven of their ten draft picks. Phillips played tackle in college, but he’ll likely move to the inside with Marshal Yanda retiring.
The Texans signed offensive tackle Charlie Heck, their fourth-round tackle.
The Patriots signed third-round linebacker Anfernee Jennings (Alabama), sixth-round guard Michael Onwenu (Michigan), and seventh-round center Dustin Woodard (Memphis), according to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle (on Twitter). Jennings wasn’t the most athletic rusher in this year’s class, but his hard-nosed playing style and technique made him a strong fit for Bill Belichick‘s defense. BB’s relationship with ‘Bama head coach Nick Saban likely helped to lead Jennings to New England. The Pats have also inked kicker Justin Rohrwasser, linebacker Cassh Maluia, and tackle Justin Herron (all of whom are Day 3 picks), leaving only three unsigned players in their ten-player draft class.
The Bills signed a trio of picks from the back of their draft, per a club announcement: sixth-round kicker Tyler Bass, sixth-round wide receiver Isaiah Hodgins, and seventh-round cornerback Dane Jackson. Hodgins, out of Oregon State, managed 86 receptions for 1,171 yards and 13 touchdowns in his final year on campus.
The Dolphins inked a pair of fifth-round edge rushers in Curtis Weaver (Boise State) and Jason Strowbridge (UNC), as Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald tweets. The bulk of their 11-man draft class still remains unsigned, so there’s more work to be done.