BUFFALO, NY. (WKBW) \u2014 When you talk about the Buffalo Bills defensive line, there\u2019s a lot to digest. <\/p>\n
So let\u2019s start with the overall scope. <\/p>\n
Both general manager Brandon Beane and head coach Sean McDermott wanted size added to that unit this offseason. Well, they got that and then some thanks to a blend of draft picks, free agent pickups, and returning veterans.<\/p>\n
“It\u2019s been fun to watch those guys work and work with the coaches, work on their techniques,” McDermott said during mandatory minicamp. “As I\u2019ve said before, we\u2019re going to go as the D-Line goes on the defensive side. So, having young players, adding new players, we\u2019ve got to get healthy in that room and stay healthy. That\u2019s also a big part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Some of the additions include draft picks Landon Jackson, who will start camp on the PUP list, and Deone Walker, both of whom are 6\u20196\u201d or taller. <\/p>\n
Then you have 2025 second-round pick TJ Sanders, who signed his rookie contract this week.<\/p>\n
And perhaps the biggest free agent splash this team made is the addition of Pro Bowl edge rusher Joey Bosa. <\/p>\n
Put all of that talent together with the guys who have been here for a few seasons, and the hope is that something special comes of it.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been cool, everyone brings their own style to the way we play,” defensive end Greg Rousseau told reporters. “To have some new faces that are going to help us out is exciting because everybody carries their own skill set,”<\/p>\n
Down the line, you\u2019ll also see the influx of Michael Hoecht and Larry Ogunjobi once their six-game suspensions for PED use are over.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey can be here and use our facilities,” Beane said after minicamp. “We can\u2019t have coaches on the field with them; it falls into some dead period rules with them. Now we can earlier in the week, but they have to have, I believe, a four-day off period at that point. But they can be in our facility, still use our facilities, but can’t have a coach \u2018coaching\u2019 them.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BUFFALO, NY. (WKBW) \u2014 When you talk about the Buffalo Bills defensive line, there\u2019s a lot to digest.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":217694,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2048],"tags":[215,214,53,2086,7,4704,6,14253],"class_list":{"0":"post-217693","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-buffalo-bills","8":"tag-bills","9":"tag-buffalo","10":"tag-buffalo-bills","11":"tag-buffalobills","12":"tag-football","13":"tag-highmark-stadium","14":"tag-nfl","15":"tag-one-bills-drive"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114876136001479110","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217693","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=217693"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217693\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/217694"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=217693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=217693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=217693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}