The Facts: The Bills made the no-brainer decisions to exercise the fifth-year options on Allen and linebacker Tremaine Edmunds, the club announced Monday. The two staples of the Bills' starting units are now under contract through the 2022 season.

Diehards Line: The deadline for clubs to pick up fifth-year options on 2018 first-round picks is today, May 3. Allen's fifth-year option is worth $23.106 million. Edmunds' comes in at $12.716 million. Buffalo GM Brandon Beane explained last month that carrying both Allen and Edmunds on their fifth-year options, totaling more than $35 million, isn't an ideal circumstance. An extension for Allen has been hotly discussed this offseason, but neither side is under pressure to get a deal done soon. Most big QB deals come later in the summer months. As we get closer to training camp, Beane could extend one or both of his 2018 first-round picks. For now, the Bills made the perfunctory move of picking up the fifth-year options ensuring both starters are officially under contract beyond this season.