Buffalo Rumblings
If you’re the Buffalo Bills, what is your top option for pass rush?
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We are back with a hot-button topic in Bills Mafia: What is your preferred path forward at pass rusher? We know Greg Rousseau is going to be one starter and A.J. Epenesa will be here. Javon Solomon is a depth option, but the Bills need reinforcements. Here are some options in order of when we’d find out, but feel free to share any others in the comments. PUT YOUR NAME ON IT.
Von Miller is on the roster and under contract. The Bills could save about $8.5 million in cap space if they release him and they don’t owe him any more money. If Miller agreed to a pay cut like he did last offseason, there is definitely a path for Miller to remain on the Bills roster in 2025.
It could cost up to two first-round picks and a contract at the absolute top of the market, but Garrett is probably the best defensive player in the league and has asked for a trade. In isolation, he’s probably at the top of most lists but I know some folks are worried about his age. (The dude just turned 29, though.)
Set to make more than $25 million in 2024, the Chargers could cut Bosa prior to free agency. He hasn’t played a full season since 2021, only hitting the field in 14 games in 2024, nine in 2023, and five in 2022. He turns 30 this July, so this would be more boom or bust than some of the other options and his contract structure would be a big question.
The number of University at Buffalo fans that want Mack to come back to Western New York are large. He was the consensus top pass rusher in SB Nation’s rankings despite being 33. He played in 2024 on a one-year, $20 million deal and wouldn’t cost a draft pick.
If we say Mack is in the elite tier of free agents, there are multiple starting-caliber edge rushers you could add. Guys like DeMarcus Lawrence, Haason Reddick, and Josh Sweat could make an impact.
Take a chance on a pass rusher like Malcom Koonce, Chase Young, Brandon Graham, or Baron Browning to come to Buffalo and have a good season.
The Raiders don’t need to make a decision on Crosby until the end of the preseason as none of the typical contract leverage points are built into his deal. There is no date triggering guaranteed money or a roster bonus. He’s going to make just under $23 million in 2025 and he’ll be looking for...
