Buffalo Bills Extend Linebacker Terrel Bernard with 4-Year, $50M Deal

The team secures their defensive leader and captain through the 2029 season with a contract including $25.2 million guaranteed.

Terrel Bernard, the Buffalo Bills' starting middle linebacker and team captain, has signed a four-year contract extension worth $50 million, with $25.2 million guaranteed.
The extension keeps Bernard, a third-round pick in the 2022 draft, with the team through the 2029 NFL season.
Bernard has emerged as a key defensive leader, recording 269 tackles, 7.5 sacks, five interceptions, and four fumble recoveries over the past two seasons.
The deal reflects the Bills' strategy of retaining and developing homegrown talent, following a similar extension for wide receiver Khalil Shakir earlier this offseason.
Buffalo's front office continues to navigate salary cap challenges, including being $8.5 million over the cap heading into the NFL's new business year next week.