Mike Rodak, ESPN Staff Writer 9y

Bills will pick up fifth-year option on Stephon Gilmore

PHOENIX -- The Buffalo Bills will pick up the $11.082 million fifth-year option on cornerback Stephon Gilmore this spring, general manager Doug Whaley confirmed at the NFL owners meetings on Tuesday.

The fifth-year option is built into the contracts of first-round picks and can be exercised by a team prior to May 3 of his fourth season. Since Gilmore was among the top 10 picks in the 2012 draft, the amount of the option is equal to the transition tag at his position this offseason.

Gilmore's $11.082 million salary in 2016 is not fully guaranteed until the start of the league year next March.

Exercising Gilmore's option will give the Bills over $140 million in 2016 cap commitments, according to ESPN Stats & Information. The New Orleans Saints currently have an NFL-high $132 million in 2016 cap commitments.

The Bills could negotiate an extension with Gilmore over the coming year that could lower his 2016 cap number and keep him in Buffalo long term.

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