Bills OT Ryan Van Demark signs $4.2 million offer from Vikings

ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Ryan van Demark #74 of the Buffalo Bills blocks New Orleans Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan (94) during the second quarter of the NFL 2025 game at Highmark Stadium on September 28, 2025 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Lauren Leigh Bacho/Getty Images) | Getty Images The Minnesota Vikings have signed restricted free-agent (RFA) offensive tackle Ryan Van Demark of the Buffalo Bills to an offer sheet figure of $4. 2 million for the 2026 NFL season, per reports by Alec Lewis , Tom Pelissero , and others.

Van Demark’s status as an RFA means that the Bills have the right of first refusal on any offer received by another team — an option that must be leveraged within five days of any offer being signed. Buffalo had used the original round tender for Van Demark , a figure that guaranteed him a salary of $3. 52 million for the 2026 NFL season.

That Minnesota swooped in with the current offer may have caught president of football operations/general manager Brandon Beane by surprise. Because Van Demark entered the league as an undrafted free agent, there is no draft compensation attached if Buffalo declines to match an outside offer. The question for One Bills Drive now is undoubtedly one about value, and whether losing Van Demark is sound business for the team’s roster.

At this point, the difference needed to match and retain Van Demark is just $700,000 dollars. Van Demark did not renegotiate his deal prior to free agency, which has paid off for him at least in the short term. A versatile lineman who can play both left and right tackle, the 27-year-old Van Demark has played in 43 game with six starts across his tenure with Buffalo.