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By Rowan Fisher-Shotton
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The Buffalo Bills come into 2026 still firmly in the Super Bowl conversation.
They've still got Josh Allen. They've still got James Cook. They've still got Dion Dawkins, Khalil Shakir, Dalton Kincaid, and Ed Oliver. They added DJ Moore, Bradley Chubb, and C.J. Gardner-Johnson in the offseason, and selected top draft picks T.J. Parker, Davison Igbinosun, and Skyler Bell.
But the one thing still looming is locking up one of the team's unsung heroes, offensive guard O'Cyrus Torrence.
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According to ESPN's Alaina Getzenberg, there is mutual interest between the Bills and Torrence on a long-term contract extension. The report suggests both sides want to continue the partnership, with general manager Brandon Beane potentially following his usual pattern of finalizing deals shortly before the regular season.
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Taken in the second round of the 2023 NFL Draft out of Florida, Torrence has quickly become one of the foundational pieces in Buffalo's offense. The former consensus All-American quickly lived up to the hype, earning PFWA All-Rookie Team honors before locking down the starting right job, which he's held down for the last three straight seasons.
Torrence has started all but one game since arriving in Buffalo, and has been the team's leader in offensive snaps each of the past three seasons. He played 99.7% (1,129) of the offensive snaps in 2025 and 100% (1,164) of the offensive snaps as a rookie, while helping power one of the league's best rushing attacks.
His physical run blocking has helped not just Cook, who rushed for a career-high 1,621 yards and 12 touchdowns on 309 attempts (5.2 yards per carry) in 2025, but also Allen, who remains one of the NFL's premier dual-threat quarterbacks.
Torrence is entering the final year of his rookie contract, and contracts for offensive linemen are only going up. Estimates have projected a deal worth over $13 million annually, making it a significant investment, but one that Buffalo appears willing to make.
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