Brandon Beane hinted at how the Bills will attack their quest to bolster a significant roster hole.
to begin the offseason is inside linebacker, where there is expected to be turnover under new defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard.on Monday, Brandon Beane tipped his hand as to the team's offseason plan to satisfy a significant roster need.
said Beanedraws nearer, Buffalo will also weigh using a pick or two to bolster a unit that was lackluster at best in 2025. The Bills hold the No. 26 overall selection in the first round and could find a big-name talent to step in and compete for a starting role immediately. Additionally, according to Beane, Buffalo will continue to monitor free agency even after the draft for an experienced alternative.Buffalo Bills linebacker Shaq Thompson looks over his shoulder after an interception during the first quarter of an NFL football AFC Wild Card playoff matchup. | Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Imagesleading up to the start of the draft on Apr. 23, it may be more logical for the Bills to wait to jump at a post-draft opportunity. “We’ve had conversations through free agency with linebackers, other positions,” added Beane. “We have not chosen to add one at this point, but there’s also, at this time, there’s guys that are like, ‘You know what? I didn’t get maybe the money I was looking for, whatever. I kind of want to wait until after the draft and see where guys go.’ “I don’t want to sign, and somebody take one in the first round, and now I’m not sure of my fit. So you’re kind of at that point, with the vets that have played, they want to see where teams go in the draft. So we could still add someone between now and then. But I think, depending on how the draft goes, we could also add after.”Georgia Bulldogs linebacker CJ Allen on the field against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets during the first half at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. | Dale Zanine-Imagn Images Terrel Bernard and Dorian Williams are the top two inside linebackers on the Bills’ roster, with Joe Andreessen, Jimmy Ciarlo and Keonta Jenkins as the team’s depth at the position. Both Matt Milano and Shaq Thompson are still free agents after each of them spent time in the Bills’ starting lineup a year ago., Bobby Okereke has ties to new Bills inside LBs coach John Egorugwu, while other options include Germaine Pratt and even Bobby Wagner, who will be entering his age-36 season. As far as the draft is concerned, Buffalo has been linked to players up and down the board, including Georgia’s CJ Allen, who is projected to be a first-round pick and TCU’s Kaleb Elarms-Orr, who is likely to be drafted on Day 3. The Bills could go several different directions to address the position, but it’s a given they will do so at some point before training camp this summer.Alex Brasky is editor of Bills Digest and host of the Buffalo Pregame podcast. He has been on the Bills beat the past six seasons and now joins ON SI to expand his coverage of Buffalo’s favorite football team.Bo Nix Tells Albert Breer About Why the Broncos ‘Didn’t Flinch’ in 11th Straight Win
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