{"id":846587,"date":"2026-04-01T07:34:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T07:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/846587\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T07:34:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T07:34:20","slug":"bills-make-quick-decision-with-ascending-superstar-that-gives-josh-allen-exactly-what-he-needs-for-2026-and-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/846587\/","title":{"rendered":"Bills make quick decision with ascending superstar that gives Josh Allen exactly what he needs for 2026 and beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"

Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane confirmed that superstar tight end Dalton Kincaid will have his fifth-year option picked up by the organization.<\/p>\n

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The offseason is in full swing, and the Buffalo Bills are taking care of one of their own. It\u2019s not the first, and won\u2019t be the last, time this season that Buffalo has decided with one of their own superstars, locking him in for the foreseeable future.<\/a><\/p>\n

General manager Brandon Beane was speaking with the media on Monday when the topic of tight end Dalton Kincaid was approached. Earlier this offseason, Beane confirmed that the team would be picking up the fifth-year option for the ascending superstar<\/a>; we just didn\u2019t know when. Well, now we do.<\/p>\n

Beane confirmed that the team has officially picked up the fifth-year option for Kincaid, keeping him in Buffalo until at least 2027. Due to his limited playing time while dealing with a nagging injury, he didn\u2019t qualify for the bonuses. That, and he didn\u2019t win any awards, keeping the fifth-year option relatively low, which is a big win for Buffalo.<\/p>\n

The #Bills<\/a> have picked up the fifth-year option on TE Dalton Kincaid.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s worth $8.1M, fully guaranteed, for the 2027 season.<\/p>\n

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The deal is worth $8.1 million, which is fully guaranteed for the 2027 season.<\/p>\n

Dalton Kincaid is staying with Buffalo, and that\u2019s a good thing for Josh Allen and the offense moving forward<\/p>\n

Kincaid has been an absolute machine when he\u2019s been able to stay on the field<\/a>. Quarterback Josh Allen has to be more than thrilled with the latest decision, keeping a premier weapon in Buffalo for at least the next few seasons.<\/p>\n

Allen and Kincaid are a football match made in heaven. When Allen targets Kincaid, good things happen. In fact, Allen\u2019s passer rating when targeting Kincaid in 2025 was the best on the team and one of the best in the entire league at 150.3.<\/p>\n

Based on Sumer Sports AI<\/a>, when Kincaid is on the field, the win percentage doubles, the EPA per play increases significantly, the yards per play increase, the overall success rate improves, the passing completion percentage increases, and the third down conversion rate improves. He\u2019s a catalyst for the offense, and one of the most important weapons Buffalo and Josh Allen have at their disposal.<\/p>\n

Locking him in now is the kind of forward-thinking that keeps Buffalo\u2019s Super Bowl window wide open. When Kincaid is healthy and on the field, this offense doesn\u2019t just function; it thrives.<\/p>\n

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This has got to be some kind of sick joke at this point.<\/p>\n