BUFFALO, N.Y. — A big question at the end of the 2020 season is if the Bills could hold onto star linebacker Matt Milano.
On Thursday, per ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Bills re-signed Milano to a four-year deal worth $44 million, with $24 million guaranteed.
The Bills made the news officials moments later.
Bills went 12-1 with the linebacker in the lineup last season, which included a trip to the AFC championship game.
The signing comes a day after the Bills freed up more than $14.4 million in space under the salary cap by releasing receiver John Brown and defensive lineman Quinton Jefferson.
Milano had been preparing to test free agency, which opens Wednesday, after believing the Bills wouldn’t be able to match offers he anticipated attracting on the open market.
The 26-year-old Milano has been a starter since the second half of his rookie season in 2017.