One week after extending leading receiver Khalil Shakir, the Buffalo Bills shifted their focus to keeping their elite defense intact. Just days ahead of the 2025 free agency period, the Bills signed star linebacker Terrel Bernard to a lucrative four-year extension.
Bernard’s new four-year, $50 million deal includes $25.2 million guaranteed, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and Mike Garofolo. The defensive captain was set to enter the final year of his existing contract in 2025 and is now signed through the 2029 season.
Since taking over as the leader of Sean McDermott’s defense, Bernard, 25, has strung together back-to-back impressive campaigns. Despite being limited by injuries in 2024, the Baylor alum is coming off consecutive 100-tackle seasons. He is two years removed from a breakout 143-tackle, 6.5-sack season in 2023, in which he led the team in total stops.
This is a developing story.
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