PALM BEACH, Fla. 鈥 Matt Milano is headed into the final year of his contract with the Buffalo Bills.
That does not mean, however, that his time with the only NFL team he鈥檚 known is coming to an end after the 2025 season.

Bills linebacker Matt Milano will become an unrestricted free agent following the 2025 season.
鈥淢att is everything you want in a Buffalo Bill,鈥 general manager Brandon Beane said. 鈥淚 know he's not a quote piece for you guys (in the media), but he just shows up, works hard, loves ball. You want to talk about eat, sleeps, breathes football 鈥 Matt Milano should be the picture for that.鈥
Milano, who turns 31 in July, is coming off back-to-back seasons with serious injuries. His 2023 season was cut short by a leg injury suffered in a game against the Jaguars in London in Week 5 of the season, while his 2024 season was delayed after suffering a torn biceps in training camp.
Those durability concerns in part led to the Bills and Milano agreeing to a revamped contract this offseason that included a pay cut of about $3.6 million and shaved one year off the deal, making him a free agent after the upcoming season. He can earn most of that money back if he hits various contract incentives.
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鈥淭hese are never easy conversations,鈥 Beane said. 鈥淲e tried to structure something that would help us a little bit now and give him an opportunity to earn some of it back, you know, with staying healthy and showing everyone he's back. We're going to support him. 鈥 We have no doubt that he's going to bounce back.鈥
Speaking at the NFL鈥檚 annual meeting at the Breakers resort, Beane also left the door open for the veteran linebacker to continue his career in Buffalo beyond 2025.
鈥淗e can still play. He's working hard,鈥 the GM said. 鈥淚t definitely does not mean that this is Matt Milano's last year in Buffalo by any means. We'll take it one year at a time. We'll play this out. I know that's where he's at, but I hope he has a heck of a year, and I hope we're able to sign him again and keep him here for the future."
Daboll happy for Allen
Former Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll, the St. Francis High School product and current head coach of the New York Giants, has maintained an exceptionally close relationship with Bills quarterback Josh Allen. Daboll lit up Tuesday morning when asked about what it was like to see Allen win the league鈥檚 MVP.
鈥淛ust a tremendous person, first and foremost. Then an outstanding football player,鈥 Daboll said. 鈥淚 couldn鈥檛 be happier for him and his family. The steps he鈥檚 taken to grow as a quarterback, it鈥檚 been very impressive. He鈥檚 all-day tough. He鈥檚 an exceptional player in terms of his arm, his legs. He鈥檚 done a great job for that organization and I鈥檓 very happy for him.鈥
Greenberg has help
Bills coach Sean McDermott made an important change to his coaching staff recently, naming Will Greenberg the team鈥檚 head strength coach.
Greenberg has been with the team since the 2017 seasons and previously served as an assistant strength coach, but now takes over for Eric Ciano, who landed with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
鈥淭here鈥檚 going to be some natural blind spots, as there was for all of us in our first season,鈥 McDermott said of Greenberg. 鈥淗e鈥檚 got a senior staff around him, which should help as well.鈥
Part of that includes Barry Rubin, who was hired by the Bills as a senior strength and conditioning assistant. Rubin had most recently been with the Chiefs from 2013-22.
鈥淛ust when you鈥檙e young, and Will鈥檚 going to do great, (but) when you鈥檙e young, you think you can really change the world all in one idea or all the ideas that you鈥檝e stored up over the years for this opportunity, and Will does have a number of ideas,鈥 McDermott said. 鈥淚 think the key is that you get somebody next to you that can say, 鈥楬ey, let鈥檚 keep it inside the guardrails once in a while, and they can all work together on sharing ideas and best practices.鈥 I mean, Barry鈥檚 been at it a long time. He鈥檚 been a head strength coach for a long time, won multiple Super Bowls, so I think that鈥檒l really bode well for Will.鈥