Bills Rumors: Tremaine Edmunds Could Get 'Close' to $20M Per Year in New Contract

After five 100-tackle seasons in Buffalo, Tremaine Edmunds is likely headed elsewhere this offseason thanks to the Bills' tight cap sheet.

Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reported Edmunds could receive offers approaching $20 million annually. Some teams are reportedly "really high" on the two-time Pro Bowler, who does not turn 25 until May.

Edmunds recorded 102 tackles last season despite being limited to a career-low 13 games due to injury. He remained one of the rangiest and most reliable linebackers in football, garnering a 79.0 overall grade from Pro Football Focus.

The five-year veteran seemed resigned to playing football elsewhere when speaking about his impending free agency last month.

"I'm gonna let the process take shape," Edmunds told Henry McKenna of Fox Sports. "You know what I mean? They've been good to me. So I definitely say thank you to the Bills for everything that they've done for me these last five years. But like I said, man, I'm just right now—I'm in the backseat."

Edmunds is one of several notable linebackers hitting the open market this week, but he's far and away the top option.

Roquan Smith of the Baltimore Ravens is the only interior linebacker whose contract tops $20 million on an annual basis. Shaquille Leonard and Fred Warner both top the $19 million annual mark, while C.J. Mosley and Foyesade Oluokun are the only other two players at the position even hitting $15 million.

It's likely Edmunds will wind up somewhere south of Smith, Leonard and Werner but north of Mosley and Oluokun. A deal in the $18 million annual average sounds about right, but it's possible a bidding war breaks out and he winds up closer to Smith than expected.