How Bills got Joey Bosa from Chargers

Billy Heyen

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The Buffalo Bills have pulled out all the stops to try to get that elusive Super Bowl.

That includes adding Joey Bosa this offseason from the Los Angeles Chargers.

The 30-year old defensive end has been one of the best pass rushers in the NFL during his career, with 72 sacks and counting.

He's also battled injuries in the last handful of seasons, making him at least a bit of a risk.

But it was one the Bills felt was worth taking.

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How did the Bills get Joey Bosa?

The Bills got Joey Bosa because he was released by the Chargers.

Bosa was let go on March 5 as part of a salary saving move.

The Bills signed Bosa on March 11.

They gave him a $12.6 million, one-year free agent contract.

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Why did the Bills sign Joey Bosa?

The Bills wanted to add another experienced pass rusher to the depth chart.

Bosa is a five-time Pro Bowler, and even if he's not the player he once was, he can still have special moments.

They had also recently let Von Miller go (with Miller eventually signing with the Commanders).

That let Bosa fill the veteran role up front, and the Bills should benefit from that.

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Billy Heyen

Billy Heyen is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He is a 2019 graduate of Syracuse University who has written about many sports and fantasy sports for The Sporting News. Sports reporting work has also appeared in a number of newspapers, including the Sandusky Register and Rochester Democrat & Chronicle