Going into the 2025 offseason, there was one thing that every Bills fan knew. They were going to have to address the pass defense. And as McBeane has often said, “It starts in the trenches.” Defensive tackle was a particularly weak point last year. The starting tackles Ed Oliver and Daquan Jones only had 4.5.

On the first day of the legal tampering period, the Buffalo Bills signed former Rams Defensive Lineman Michael Hoecht to a deal that was originally reported at 3 years for 24 million dollars. The casual fan then responded with, “Who?” After all, he had never been part of draft news cycles. He had never been.

On Monday, during the legal tampering period, the Buffalo Bills agreed to terms with Josh Palmer, reportedly signing him to a three-year, 36-million dollar deal. With this move, the Bills begin the process of filling the void at WR left by the free agent statuses of Mack Hollins and Amari Cooper. Going into the off-season,.