Former Buffalo Bills defensive lineman Joey Bosa during an NFL game.
The Buffalo Bills made a significant splash last offseason by signing former Los Angeles Chargers pass rusher Joey Bosa to a one-year, $12 million deal.
Bosa played in 15 games for the Bills, recording 17 solo tackles, five sacks and forcing five fumbles. However, Buffalo decided not to re-sign him after the season, and he is currently a free agent.
Bosa Named Best Available Free Agent at His Position
It’s quite surprising that Bosa still hasn’t signed with an NFL team almost three weeks into the free agency period. Bleacher Report’s Gary Davenport believes Bosa is thebest edge rusher still available on the market.
“Joey Bosa is no longer the player who won Defensive Rookie of the Year honors, topped 10 sacks four times and made it to five Pro Bowls while a member of the Los Angeles Chargers,” Davenport wrote on Thursday. “His last 10-sack season came in 2021. Injuries have taken their toll, and Bosa will turn 31 before the 2026 season starts.
“But while Bosa may no longer be a game-wrecking every-down force defensively, he showed some pop as a rotational pass-rusher with the Buffalo Bills in 2025, logging five sacks in 562 snaps over 15 games.”
Bosa was once seen as one of the premier pass rushers in the NFL, and the Chargers picked him in the top 10 of the 2016 NFL Draft. Yet, injuries hampered Bosa during his time with Los Angeles, though he bounced back to have a solid season in Buffalo.
Bills Agreed to Deal With Bradley Chubb
It didn’t seem like the Bills would be bringing Bosa back after they couldn’t reach a long-term agreement with him during or after the season. Any hopes of retaining Bosa faded when Buffalo signed former Miami Dolphins pass rusher Bradley Chubb during the first week of free agency.
The Bills and Chubb have reached a three-year agreement worth $43 million. Now, he needs to step into Bosa’s shoes and has to perform even better, especially since he’s being paid significantly more than Bosa was last season, and Chubb thinkshe is the perfect fit to play in Buffalo.
“Being in the division the past few years, you saw the dominance of the Bills and the culture of winning, all the things they pride themselves on,” Chubb said on March 13, via Buffalo Bills.com. “And I feel like it will be a great fit for myself with where I am in my career. (I’m) trying to win, trying to get to that next level and this team is trying to do the same thing as well.”
Chubb is also ready to prove himself to Bills fans and the rest of the NFL that he can get the job done.
“I just have a lot to prove to myself and a lot of people,” Chubb said. “At the end of the day I feel like, it’s a lot of sacks (48 in his career) but I haven’t scratched the surface of what I can do. I was unfortunate to have a couple of injuries, but I feel like those propel me to be where I am now and have that mindset going into year nine. Trying to be the best version of myself with still a lot left in the tank.”
It will be interesting to see how Chubb does in Buffalo, and the Bills need him to be a star if they are to reach the Super Bowl.