The Buffalo Bills have added another veteran piece to their secondary, bringing in former Miami Dolphins cornerback Kader Kohou on the practice squad before Monday’s Week 9 trip to face the Minnesota Vikings.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter first reported the move Thursday on X, formerly known as Twitter, writing: “Bills signed former Dolphins CB Kader Kohou to their practice squad.”
Kohou gives Buffalo a player with real AFC East mileage. He spent three seasons in Miami from 2022-24 after entering the league as an undrafted free agent out of Texas A&M-Commerce in 2022, and he carved out a steady role in the Dolphins’ defensive backfield.
Across 47 games with the Dolphins, Kohou made 38 starts and piled up 180 combined tackles, 28 passes defended, three interceptions, two forced fumbles and one sack.
His last regular-season action came in 2024, when he played in 15 games and started nine of them. In that stretch, he posted 45 combined tackles, eight passes defended, two interceptions and one forced fumble.
Kohou also spent time with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2026 before the team terminated his practice squad contract on Monday.
Buffalo, meanwhile, keeps rolling into Week 9 at 6-1 and riding a three-game winning streak. The Bills are coming off a 36-10 win over the Baltimore Ravens in Week 8 and will try to make it four straight when they meet the Vikings at 8:15 p.m. ET on ESPN and ABC.
For now, Kohou joins the practice squad, but his background as a starter gives Buffalo another experienced option to lean on as the season moves forward.
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