Reports: Bills decline QB Manuel’s 2017 option

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The Buffalo Bills declined to exercise quarterback EJ Manuel’s fifth-year option for the 2017 season, according to multiple reports.

Manuel, the 16th overall selection and the first quarterback taken in the 2013 draft, would have been due a $11.357 million salary in 2017 if the team had exercised the option. That salary would have been guaranteed in case of an injury until the beginning of the 2017 league year next March, at which point it would have become fully guaranteed.

Rough Draft For 5th-Year Options

Ten former first-round selections from the 2013 draft had their fifth-year options declined on Monday, including four top-10 selections, led by Luke Joeckel, the No. 2 overall pick.

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