REWARDING THE PROCESS

GM Beane gets new deal, set to stay through 2025

- MARK LUDWICZAK

In August, the Bills made sure to lock up head coach Sean McDermott with a new contract extension. In early December, the Bills did the same with their general manager.

Buffalo signed Brandon Beane to a multi-year contract extension on Dec. 10. According to reports, the new deal is the same length as McDermott’s extension, putting both of Buffalo’s leaders under contract through the 2025 season.

The extension was well deserved. Beane and McDermott have been joined at the hip since arriving in Buffalo and have been at the forefront of Buffalo’s turnaround on the field. Beane’s track record has been particularly strong, both in the draft and free agency.

Beane’s most important move was the selection of Josh Allen with the seventh overall pick in 2018; Allen was a particularly polarizing prospect at the time, and his ensuing success has been a home run for the Bills.

Beane has also hit it big in free agency with signings like Cole Beasley, John Brown, Mitch Morse, and Jon Feliciano, and his spring trade for Stefon Diggs was one of the best moves by any team this past offseason.

“Brandon is an outstanding leader, and he has brought a great level of stability throughout our organization,” Bills owners Terry and Kim Pegula said. “One of the things we appreciate and respect about Brandon is that he is very thorough in his decision-making process. No decision he makes comes without a great deal of study and research.”

“We appreciate his strong communication skills, and he works extremely well with us, with Sean and with all levels of the organization. We are happy to extend his contract and to have Brandon and Sean lead our football team for many years to come.”