Bills Free Agent Addition Addresses PED Suspension

Bills Free Agent Addition Addresses PED Suspension originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

The Buffalo Bills wanted to address their defensive line in major ways this offseason. They accomplished that goal during the first week of free agency with the signings of Larry Ogunjobi, Joey Bosa, and Michael Hoecht.

There’s just one problem, though.

All of them won’t be on the practice field for the most part over the next few months. Bosa is dealing with a calf injury that will keep him out until training camp.

Ogunjobu and Hoecht, meanwhile, were suspended during the same week they signed their contracts for violating the league’s PED policy.

On the Ross Tucker Podcast this week, the former Ram in Hoecht explained that he let the Bills know a suspension was coming before he agreed to a deal. And the reason for that was to help Buffalo out with his mistakes.

“I think it was wanting to negotiate in good faith,” Hoecht said. “It was my mistake. I was careless and put faith in people I shouldn’t have put faith in. And I didn’t want to play the game of secrecy and hiding it and trying to screw over a team over.”

Hoecht was a swiss army knife for the Rams over the last few seasons. When he’s on the field, he should be able to make an immediate impact on the Bills roster.

They key will be *when* he hits the field. Suspensions for players that enter a new system are never easy to move on from.

And in the case of Hoecht, he will need to show he can play in Buffalo’s complex defensive system first.

This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on May 30, 2025, where it first appeared.

Bills Free Agent Addition Addresses PED Suspension

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