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Bills' C Connor McGovern: Buffalo's No. 13 Player Looks to Pay Off Big Contract
Bills' C Connor McGovern: Buffalo's No. 12 Player Looks to Pay Off Big Contract
Buffalo Bills' veteran center Connor McGovern is next in our Top 25 Player Rankings.Owen Klein|
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Buffalo Bills | News, Scores, Schedules & StandingsAs the team enjoys its summer break, Bills On SI will unveil its Top 25 Player Rankings (based upon expected impact) for the 2026 season. The ranking methodology is based on positional value, past performance and expectations for any player. C Connor McGovern carries a new contract with his No. 12 ranking.
The anchor of any offensive line in football is the center, the player who snaps the ball to the quarterback and gives the signals up front, and those qualities make the Buffalo Bills' Connor McGovern one of their more important players.
After a three-season stretch in Buffalo that saw McGovern start 56 total games, including in the playoffs, and earn a Pro Bowl nod in 2024, he was awarded a four-year, $52 million contract in March.
McGovern is one of the best all-around centers in the game, and his being the fourth-highest-paid center in the NFL backs up that belief. Also, his annual average value is less than half of that of the Las Vegas Raiders' Tyler Linderbaum, who became the highest-paid center in league history, so the Bills retained him at a relatively low price.
Why is McGovern so important?
Connor McGovern last season:
— BillsOnReal (@BillsOnReal) June 29, 2026
- 1037 Offensive Snaps
- 0 Sacks Allowed
Got paid that BAGGGG 🤑🤑🤑 pic.twitter.com/ooiCN3xfkX
Despite Josh Allen being sacked a career-high 40 times in 2025, McGovern was not responsible for a single one on 1,037 snaps, the second-highest snap count of his career. His 73.4 Pro Football Focus pass protection grade ranked him as the sixth-best in the NFL in that regard.
McGovern played 98.1% of Buffalo's offensive snaps in 2025, and of the 16 games he played (he sat out the regular-season finale against the New York Jets), McGovern played every snap in 13 of them, being constantly available when others missed games with injuries.
Although McGovern had only a 65.3 run-blocking grade, Buffalo had the league's best rushing offense and James Cook won the league's rushing title, a testament to McGovern's role along the unit up front.
McGovern's background
McGovern was born on November 3, 1997 in Larksville, Pennsylvania, and attended Lake-Lehman High School, where he earned Wyoming Valley Conference Most Valuable Player and first-team All-State honors as a senior.
As a four-star recruit, McGovern chose Penn State over schools like Boston College and Duke. He split time between right guard and center during his three seasons as a Nittany Lion, starting 34 games overall and earning third-team All-Big Ten honors in 2018.
The Dallas Cowboys selected McGovern in the third round at No. 90 overall, but he missed his entire rookie season due to a torn pectoral muscle. He made 29 starts in 45 appearances with the Cowboys across three seasons before inking a three-year, $23 million contract with the Bills in March 2023. Since then, he has developed into a key cog on Buffalo's offensive line.
The rest of the top 25 so far:
25. RB Ty Johnson, June 16
24. CB Maxwell Hairston, June 17
23. K Tyler Bass, June 18
22. CB Dee Alford, June 19
21. LB Dorian Williams, June 20
20. RB Ray Davis, June 22
19. S C.J. Gardner-Johnson, June 23
18. G Alec Anderson, June 24
17. TE Dawson Knox, June 25
16. DT Deone Walker, June 27
15. TE Dalton Kincaid, June 28
14. G O'Cyrus Torrence, June 29
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OWEN KLEINOwen Klein has covered football, basketball and baseball for Penn State athletics as a broadcaster on local radio, including producing Penn State’s 2024 men’s basketball Big Ten Tournament games and calling Penn State football’s Whiteout vs. Washington in November 2024. He has internships with the Buffalo Bisons and CBS affiliate WIVB in Buffalo, NY, in the summer of 2025. He is a Penn State University broadcast journalism student at the Bellisario College of Communications majoring in broadcast journalism and is passionate about college and professional sports, the Pokémon Video Game Championships and the Buffalo Bills.
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C.J. Stroud and Bryce Young May Impact Each Other’s Future Extensions
The first two picks in the 2023 NFL draft will forever be linked. The financial fortunes of Bryce Young and C.J. Stroud may have something in common as well.Russell Baxter|
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Carolina PanthersHouston TexansThey were the first two selections in the 2023 NFL draft. The Carolina Panthers gave up plenty to move up to the top spot (owned by the Chicago Bears) to grab University of Alabama signal-caller and 2021 Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young. Minutes later, the Houston Texans opted for Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud.
Panthers’ QB Bryce Young had a forgettable rookie season
The beginning of their pro careers couldn’t be more opposite. Young started all but one game for a team that finished 2-15. He completed 59.8 percent of his passes for 2,877 yards, 11 touchdowns and 10 picks. He was sacked 62 times and lost six of his 11 fumbles.
On the other hand, Stroud was a sensation. In his 15 starts, he hit on 63.9 of his throws for 4,108 yards and more than four times as many TD passes (23) as interceptions (5). He ran for 167 yards and three scores, was sacked only 38 times and lost just 4-of-8 fumbles. The Texans won the AFC South and Stroud was named the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year and earned a Pro Bowl invitation.
Bryce Young and C.J. Stroud may be joined at the financial hip
Throwback to when Bryce Young got fired up when the Texans drafted CJ Stroud. pic.twitter.com/MHrFlnByzN
— Kalshi Football (@KalshiFB) March 11, 2026
Young has made steady improvement these past two seasons, and led Carolina to the NFC South title in 2025. Stroud has had some ups and downs as of late, but the Texans have been a playoff team in each of his three seasons. Not surprisingly, both Carolina and Houston picked up the fifth-year options on their young field generals.
ESPN’s NFL Nation of writers took a look at each team and its most logical player in terms of a contract extension. It feels like it’s just a matter of time before new deals are done for Young and Stroud. Then again…
“The Panthers are open to the idea of an extension for Young,” said Dan Graziano, “and they continue to say they believe in him as their long-term franchise QB. But they aren't in a hurry to do a deal, and it's possible this doesn't happen until next offseason…”
The 2026 season is important to both Bryce Young and C.J. Stroud
When CJ Stroud threw 4 ints in the first half 😭 pic.twitter.com/PIyJmnztoL https://t.co/PQyDfKvich
— 𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙈𝙚 (@JusMe___) June 9, 2026
“But with Houston seemingly in no hurry with Young's 2023 draftmate C.J. Stroud,” added Graziano, “there’s no rush to jump the market and do a Young deal without seeing more.”
Apparently, the Texans want to see more from Stroud as well. The three-year pro had a forgettable postseason. In the playoff split with the Steelers and Patriots, he hit on only 51.9 percent of his passes for 462 yards, two touchdowns and five interceptions (4 of those picks vs. New England). He was sacked three times in each contest, and at Pittsburgh fumbled five times—losing a pair of those drops.
“Stroud and the Texans aren't close to a deal as of late June,” explained ESPN’s DJ Bien-Aime. “Houston and its quarterback are in a tricky spot because last season did not end the way either would’ve preferred…With how negotiations are currently going,” stated Graziano’s colleague, “it's gearing up to be a prove-it season for Stroud.”
Obviously, the contract situations for both quarterbacks certainly bears watching. Just how long that watch will take place is a very different story.
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RUSSELL BAXTERRussell S. Baxter has been writing and researching the game of football for more than 40 years, and on numerous platforms. That includes television, as he spent more than two decades at ESPN, and was part of shows that garnered five Emmy Awards. He also spent the 2015 NFL season with Thursday Night Football on CBS/NFLN.
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Dodgers Cut Ties With Veteran Pitcher, Promote Wyatt Mills
Dodgers Cut Ties With Veteran Pitcher, Promote Wyatt Mills
The 31-year-old right-hander returns for his second stint.J.P. Hoornstra|
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Los Angeles DodgersThe Los Angeles Dodgers shuffled their right-handed bullpen options Tuesday, promoting Wyatt Mills from Triple-A Oklahoma City and designating Jonathan Hernández for assignment prior to the second game of their road series against the Athletics.
The Dodgers recalled RHP Wyatt Mills and designated RHP Jonathan Hernández for assignment.
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) June 30, 2026
Mills, 31, returns for his second stint with the Dodgers after posting a 2.64 ERA in 26 games for the Comets. He had a 4-4 record and 45 strikeouts in 30.2 innings for the Dodgers' top farm team.
In a four-game stint with the Dodgers earlier this season, Mills had an ERA of 8.10. A sidewinder, Mills offers hitters a different look from the right side than any other Dodgers righty, and gets the most out of his 90-mph heater by throwing it relatively sparingly.
This is Mills' third MLB stop, following stints with the Seattle Mariners (2021-22) and Kansas City Royals (2022). Overall, he has a 0-1 record with a 6.35 ERA in 42 major league games.
Dodgers Designate Jonathan Hernandez for Assignment
Hernández, 29, had an 8.15 ERA in 17.2 innings with the Dodgers this season. In 1.1 innings of relief on Monday in West Sacramento, he allowed one run on two hits.
Hernández made 12 appearances for the Dodgers after he was signed to a major league contract in May, days after he opted out of a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies.
The right-hander has been in the major leagues for parts of five seasons with the Texas Rangers (2019-24), Seattle Mariners (2024) and Dodgers, going 13-8 with a 4.69 ERA and 165 strikeouts in 170.2 innings.
A veteran of 14 professional seasons, Hernández originally signed with the Texas Rangers as a minor league free agent in January 2013.
Within seven days, Hernández can either be traded or placed on outright or unconditional release waivers. If he is claimed off waivers by another team, he will immediately join their 40-man roster. He cannot be optioned to the minor leagues, which is why the Dodgers had to DFA him to clear a spot on their active roster.
The Dodgers will send starting pitcher Justin Wrobleski to the mound against the A's. The sidearming left-hander offers an opposite look from the opposite hand as Mills, so the timing of the shuffle — on the heels of a rough outing by Hernández on Monday at Sutter Health Park — makes too much sense.
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J.P. HOORNSTRAJ.P. Hoornstra is an On SI Contributor. A veteran of 20 years of sports coverage for daily newspapers in California, J.P. covered MLB, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Los Angeles Angels (occasionally of Anaheim) from 2012-23 for the Southern California News Group. His first book, The 50 Greatest Dodgers Games of All-Time, published in 2015. In 2016, he won an Associated Press Sports Editors award for breaking news coverage. He once recorded a keyboard solo on the same album as two of the original Doors.
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