Extension season in Buffalo keeps on delivering gifts for the Bills Mafia. It all started with Gregory Rousseau’s $80M extension, followed by the Bills’ exceptional 2022 draft class. Terrel Bernard’s $50M and Khalil Shakir’s $60.2M extensions. Of course, there was also Josh Allen’s monstrous $330M extension. But the last domino who was yet to fall was probably their sixth-round gem, Christian Benford. At one time, Benford was predicted he wouldn’t even make the team. But now his contract extension makes him the 13th highest-paid corner in the league.
As per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Bills are re-signing Christian Benford to a whopping 4-year, $76M contract. Among his other batchmates, Benford’s $19M per season extension ranks at the top. Actually, based upon some other deals corners have received this offseason, Benford’s deal is a steal for the Bills.
Houston gave Derek Stingley a mammoth $90M extension worth $30M per season, making him the highest-paid corner in the league. Then, it’s followed by Panthers Jaycee Horn’s $25M per year contract. Some other big money moves had Colts signing 49ers CB Charvarius Ward to an $18M per year contract. The Vikings re-signed their corner Byron Murphy also at $18M per year. No matter which franchise paid their corner a deal, they thought it suited their worth. Whatever the Bills paid for Benford still doesn’t show his real worth in the Bills’ secondary.
Starting 34 of his 39 games, Benford has 5 interceptions, one sack, 142 tackles to his name. Astonishingly, across 1,362 coverage snaps Benford found himself involved in. He has only allowed 5 TDs. Insane, right?
While Buffalo might be rejoicing in their team’s intent to sign Benford back, Josh Allen has received some bad news. CBS sports writer Jeff Kerr believes, “The Bills can’t get past the Chiefs in the playoffs, no matter how well Allen plays.”
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