Connor Mcgovern Agrees to Four-Year Deal as He Says Bills Tenure ‘Over and Done’
connor mcgovern is reportedly set to sign a four-year, $52 million contract that includes $32 million guaranteed, even as he has said his time in Buffalo felt “over and done” after limited contact from the team’s front office one week before free agency begins.
Connor Mcgovern’s new contract terms
The deal being negotiated would run four years and carry $32 million in guarantees on a $52 million total value, a significant raise from the three-year, $22. 35 million contract he signed when he joined the team three years ago. That earlier contract preceded Mcgovern’s move from left guard to center when the team’s captain departed in 2024.
McGovern says he and his agent have heard nothing from the front office
McGovern said he and his agent hadn’t heard from the team’s general manager since postseason exit interviews in Orchard Park, and that silence shaped his view of the situation. “They haven’t contacted me once, ” he said by phone from his offseason home in Florida, adding that “in my gut, that says it’s over and done. ” He also acknowledged he would consider staying if the financial terms met what he and his wife find acceptable.
The center has been durable on the field: the only games he missed in three seasons with the team were the last two regular-season finales, when the club rested starters for the playoffs. That availability figures into the market for his services as free agency approaches.
Injuries, position flexibility and market interest
Despite a couple of notable injuries — a mangled right hand in the Week 5 loss to the New England Patriots, where he said he tore ligaments and broke a knuckle, and a torn left triceps in the Week 13 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers — McGovern has continued to start. He has experience at both guard and center: he played left guard with his previous team from 2020 to 2022 and later moved to center for the current club.
A sports contract database puts McGovern’s average annual market value at $16. 3 million, and it likewise lists left guard David Edwards’ market value higher, at $19. 9 million. That dynamic helps explain why the club faces tough roster and cap choices with multiple linemen becoming free agents at once.
Projections from analysts have already linked him to NFC contenders if he reaches the open market, but no competing agreement has been confirmed. The immediate practical question is whether the team completes the four-year agreement before free agency opens.
With free agency one week away, the next confirmed milestone is whether the team finalizes the reported four-year deal or lets McGovern hit the open market when the window opens. Either outcome will shape the club’s approach to reshaping its offensive line in the coming days.
