Bills Urged to Add $61 Million Safety as Final Piece for Defense

The Buffalo Bills will enter the 2024 season with a very different secondary after losing three of the team’s longest-tenured players.

The Bills released cornerback Tre’Davious White and chose not to resign safeties Jordan Poyer and Micah Hyde. While there is still a possibility that Hyde could return, Bleacher Report’s Matt Holder suggested that the Bills could take aim at another veteran to round out the secondary.

In an article breaking down the offseason to-do list for the Bills, Holder wrote that the team could take a run at free agent Justin Simmons to add another proven veteran to the safety group.

“The Buffalo Bills let Jordan Poyer and Micah Hyde go during free agency, leaving the defense with a need at safety,” Holder wrote. “While the hope is that Taylor Rapp, Mike Edwards or rookie Cole Bishop step up and become formidable starters this year, it couldn’t hurt to explore the remaining free agents and bring in someone like Justin Simmons before training camp.”