The Bills have spent years chasing the same thing off the edge: a pass rusher who can show up when the game is on the line and finish the job. They swung big for Von Miller in 2022 after his Super Bowl run with the Los Angeles Rams, but that move never fully delivered what Buffalo needed.
Miller spent three seasons with the team, then his ACL injury on Thanksgiving in 2022 changed the arc of his Buffalo stint. He has since moved on to the Washington Commanders and recently signed with the Dallas Cowboys, even though some around the league expected a reunion with the Bills.
Buffalo tried again in the 2025 offseason, releasing Miller and bringing in Joey Bosa on a one-year deal. Bosa did lead the league with 5 forced fumbles, but his pass rush faded late in the regular season and again in the playoffs.
His work against the run also fell short, and the Bills got just one season out of him before his contract expired. He still has not signed with another team.
This time, the Bills turned to Bradley Chubb, who has already been in the AFC East since 2022 with the Miami Dolphins. Buffalo signed him to a three-year deal, and he now fits into a defense under Jim Leonhard that looks built for his strengths.
The biggest question with Chubb has never been talent. It has been availability.
When he’s on the field, he’s one of the better pass rushers in the league. The issue is the injury history.
In 2019, he played only four games after tearing his ACL. Then late in the 2023 season, he tore his ACL again, which wiped out the rest of that year and all of 2024.
Still, the production when he’s healthy is hard to ignore. Across his 2023 and 2025 seasons, Chubb has posted 19.5 sacks and 8 forced fumbles. That’s exactly the kind of impact Buffalo has been searching for, and the three-year contract gives the Bills some future stability without locking them into a massive long-term gamble.
That belief has shown up in how his move has been viewed elsewhere, too. Brad Gagnon of Bleacher Report re-ranked some of the top free agent signings and gave the Bills’ addition of Chubb an “A+”.
" This one remains somewhat under the radar. Coming off a torn ACL that cost him all of 2024, Chubb had 8.5 sacks while getting reacclimated in 2025.
The 30-year-old former top-five pick could easily return to a Pro Bowl level in a new, winning environment. He's looked stellar thus far this offseason."
Chubb has landed with a contender and stayed in the division he already knows. Now the assignment is simple: prove Buffalo right.
So far this summer, he has reportedly looked sharp in practice and has stood out as a leader. If he stays healthy, the Bills believe he has a real chance to thrive in Leonhard’s defense.
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