Allen shared that he instructed his agent, Patrick Collins, not to negotiate a deal that would significantly impact Buffalo's salary cap. "I wasn't looking to absolutely kill them at every chance I could, and I told my agent that," Allen said. "I was like, 'If it has any impact on the cap, let's figure out a way to not do that.'

Allen and the Bills agreed to a new six-year, $330 million contract that includes $250 million guaranteed making it the largest guaranteed money handed to a player in NFL history, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported.