Age: 31
Free Agency: 2027 (Void)
Accrued Seasons: 8
- Height: 6'0"
- Weight: 223
- College: Boston College
- Entry: 2017 Draft, Round 5, #163 overall (Bills)
- 2025 Salary Cap Charge: $15,822,000 (5.78% of cap)
- 2025 Cash Payout: $9,940,000 (4.43% of spending)
- 2025 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.63
- Contract Value: $28,330,000 ($14,165,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $17,150,000
- Contract Ranking: 4/227 at LB
Current Contract
(Extension, signed 2023)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Signing | Option | |||||||||||||
2023 | 29 | $1,080,000 | $5,432,000 | $0 | $340,000 | $255,000 | $1,080,000 | $7,087,000 | 3.1% | |||||
2024
March 17: Option due
| 30 | $4,125,000 | $5,432,000 | $2,500,000 | $425,000 | $255,000 | $4,125,000 | $12,437,000 | 4.9% | |||||
2025 | 31 | $9,265,000 | $3,682,000 | $2,500,000 | $425,000 | $250,000 | $0 | $15,822,000 | 5.8% | |||||
2026 | 32 | $9,375,000 | $3,682,000 | $2,500,000 | $340,000 | $250,000 | $0 | $16,147,000 | 5.6% | |||||
2027
February 20: contract voids
| 33 | Void | $2,389,000 | $2,500,000 | Void | Void | Void | $4,889,000 | 1.6% | |||||
Total | $23,845,000 | $20,617,000 | $10,000,000 | $1,530,000 | $1,010,000 | $5,205,000 | $56,382,000 |
Contract Notes
Matt Milano signed a two year contract extension with the Bills worth $28.33 million. The contract has $27.15 million in total guarantees including a $11.845 million signing bonus and a $10 million option bonus. Milano's salaries in 2023 and 2024 are both fully guaranteed. The final year is a void year for cap purposes. The extension reduced Milano's 2023 cap number by $6.23 million.
Cash Flows
2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cash Due | $3,620,000 | $4,805,000 | $9,940,000 | $9,965,000 |
Running Cash | $3,620,000 | $8,425,000 | $18,365,000 | $28,330,000 |
Career Earnings: $53,833,869
Career APY: $6,729,234
Contract History
Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bills | Drafted | Expired | 2017 | 4 | $2,661,516 | $665,379 | $261,516 | $4,028,281 | 151.4% | $1,007,070 |
Bills | UFA | Extended | 2021 | 4 | $41,500,000 | $10,375,000 | $20,000,000 | $21,920,588 | 52.8% | $10,960,294 |
Bills | Extension | Active | 2023 | 2 | $28,330,000 | $14,165,000 | $17,150,000 | $27,885,000 | 98.4% | $13,942,500 |
Earnings By Team
Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bills | 8 | $53,833,869 | $6,729,234 | $36,269,987 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Option Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Other Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | Bills | $465,000 | $65,379 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $530,379 | 0.3% | $726,516 | ||
2018 | Bills | $555,000 | $65,379 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $589,144 | 0.3% | $523,765 | ||
2019 | Bills | $645,000 | $65,379 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $710,379 | 0.4% | $645,000 | ||
2020 | Bills | $2,133,000 | $65,379 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,198,379 | 1.0% | $2,133,000 | ||
2021 | Bills | $5,500,000 | $1,750,000 | $0 | $500,000 | $250,000 | $0 | $5,500,000 | $7,794,118 | 4.1% | $13,375,000 | ||
2022 | Bills | $1,035,000 | $3,043,000 | $0 | $500,000 | $250,000 | $125,000 | $1,035,000 | $4,923,588 | 2.4% | $8,545,588 | ||
2023 | Bills | $1,080,000 | $5,432,000 | $0 | $340,000 | $255,000 | $0 | $1,080,000 | $7,087,000 | 3.1% | $13,380,000 | ||
2024 | Bills | $4,125,000 | $5,432,000 | $2,500,000 | $425,000 | $255,000 | $0 | $4,125,000 | $12,437,000 | 4.9% | $14,505,000 | ||
2025 | Bills | $9,265,000 | $3,682,000 | $2,500,000 | $425,000 | $250,000 | $0 | $0 | $15,822,000 | 5.8% | $9,940,000 | ||
2026 | Bills | $9,375,000 | $3,682,000 | $2,500,000 | $340,000 | $250,000 | $0 | $0 | $16,147,000 | 5.6% | $9,965,000 | ||
2027 | Bills | $13,840,000 | $2,389,000 | $2,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,889,000 | 1.6% | $0 | ||
Total | $48,018,000 | $25,671,516 | $10,000,000 | $2,530,000 | $1,510,000 | $125,000 | $11,740,000 | $73,127,987 | $73,738,869 |
Statistics
Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Tackles | Negative Plays | Interceptions | Fumbles | TD | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Injured | Healthy | Defense | Special | Solo | Assist | Sacks | Yards | TFL | QB Hits | Pass Def. | INT | Yards | Forced | Rec. | Yards | |||
2017 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 40.8% | 51.7% | 28 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 1 |
2018 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 73.0% | 32.3% | 52 | 26 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 86.0% | 27.0% | 65 | 36 | 1.5 | 12.5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 31.3% | 3.4% | 35 | 10 | 3.5 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 85.0% | 3.5% | 57 | 29 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 90.1% | 5.9% | 72 | 27 | 1.5 | 11.5 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19.7% | 0.2% | 18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16.6% | 0.0% | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Valuation Diamond
The diamond is a scatterplot graph that visualizes the relation of the player's APY (in green) and performance (in blue, as measured by OTC's Valuations) to the rest of the league at his position. To understand how to read the diamond, read this explainer.
OTC Valuation | APY | |
---|---|---|
Regular | $567,000 | $14,165,000 |
Injury Adjusted | $567,000 | $14,165,000 |
Weekly Valuation Trends
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