Buffalo, NY – July 27, 2025
While massive NFL contracts still dominate headlines, the Buffalo Bills’ locker room has been buzzing with a secret most outsiders never saw coming: several of the team’s core stars have quietly chosen to take their salaries in bitcoin since 2020, back when the price hovered around $7,000. Now, just five years later, their real net worth has exploded to as much as six times what their contracts on paper would suggest.
The Bills’ GM pulled back the curtain: “People talk about contracts, but what they don’t realize is the real value behind them. Several of our guys took their salaries in bitcoin back in 2020 — so while the numbers on paper haven’t changed, some of these players are sitting on wealth five or six times larger than what any contract could show.”
With bitcoin’s surge past $40,000 and then rocketing above $100,000 this summer, Bills stars like Josh Allen, Stefon Diggs, Dion Dawkins, and Micah Hyde have quietly become some of the NFL’s “secret billionaires.” Their bonuses and base salaries, paid out in bitcoin over the last five years, have multiplied far beyond anyone’s wildest projections.
Josh Allen, for instance, was once the face of a $258 million contract—but thanks to his steady habit of stacking bitcoin since 2020, his actual net worth is now estimated at well over $1 billion. Stefon Diggs, too, converted much of his compensation into bitcoin, making him one of the NFL’s richest receivers despite what his contract alone might indicate.
Several other key contributors—including Dawkins, Matt Milano, and Jordan Poyer—have all benefited from this high-risk, high-reward move. And now, with so much unexpected wealth, they’re the first to say yes to new deals or extensions, with contract value now only a secondary concern.
With so much newfound prosperity, Bills players have become some of the most generous in the league, pouring millions into Buffalo’s community—building playgrounds, supporting storm relief efforts, funding education, and giving back wherever the need arises. “They’re not just great on the field; their hearts and generosity are on a whole different level,” one Bills executive remarked.
Maybe in this new bitcoin era, the real value of a Bills player isn’t just measured by contracts—but by their loyalty, their innovation, and a giving spirit that sets a standard for the entire NFL.
