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Jaelan Phillips, Trey Hendrickson and Odafe Oweh entered free agency in March as the premier edge defenders available. All three secured nine-figure contracts, while second-tier types Boye Mafe, Kwity Paye and Bradley Chubb each cashed in on deals worth $40MM-plus. None of the remaining free agent edge defenders will approach those numbers, but there are still some noteworthy veteran stragglers left on the market. With training camp roughly a month away, any of them could finally come off the board in the next few weeks. Here is a look at several of those players…
After the Chargers released Bosa in March 2025, the Bills took a one-year, $12.6MM flier on the five-time Pro Bowler. The move worked out well for the Bills, who got a solid and mostly healthy season from the oft-injured Bosa.
While playing 15 games (all starts) and 562 defensive snaps, Bosa tallied five sacks for the second straight year and forced a league-leading five forced fumbles. He also chipped in his most quarterback hits (16) since 2021 and his most tackles for loss (nine) since 2020. There were some warts, including the second-highest missed tackle rate (17.1%) of the eight-year veteran’s career. Additionally, Bosa seemed to run out of gas toward the end of the season, evidenced by quiet showings in the Bills’ two playoff games. Nevertheless, the good outweighed the bad. The soon-to-be 31-year-old finished as Pro Football Focus’ 29th-ranked edge defender out of 119 qualifiers. Bosa also provided plenty of juice late in games, as PFF credited him with the second-highest fourth-quarter pressure rate in the league. The only player who outdid Bosa in that category? Lions superstar Aidan Hutchinson.
While Bosa was a nice value pickup for the Bills, the Cowboys got even more bang for their buck from Clowney. The mercenary waited until mid-September to sign with Dallas, the seventh team of his 12-year career, for a modest $4.5MM. The Cowboys’ defense ended up among the worst in the NFL (and maybe the worst in franchise history), but Clowney was a rare bright spot. Over 13 games (six starts) and 373 defensive snaps, the former No. 1 overall pick notched 41 tackles, 12 TFL, a team-best 8.5 sacks and four passes defensed. Despite limited action, Clowney ranked 20th in the league in sacks. PFF rated his performance an outstanding 16th at his position.
The 33-year-old may join his eighth team soon, though he has publicly expressed interest in re-signing with the Cowboys and rejoining the Ravens. Clowney posted a career-high 9.5 sacks with the Ravens in 2023. There is no word on whether they are open to a reunion, while the Cowboys are seemingly going in a different direction under new defensive coordinator Christian Parker.
The only future Hall of Famer on this list, the 37-year-old Miller continued showing off his pass-rushing chops in Washington last season. After inking a one-year, $6.1MM deal in July, Miller went on to play a 17-game season for...
