Houston Texans re-sign free-agent defensive end, who played nine seasons for Buffalo.
It's still unknown whether or not the Buffalo Bills will use their remaining salary cap space to add an edge rusher, but it's clear that a reunion with Jerry Hughes is not in the cards.
Set to turn 36 years old on August 13, Hughes re-signed with the Houston Texans according to the NFL transactions wire. After nine seasons as a Bill, Hughes has spent back-to-back years in Houston. In 144 career games for Buffalo, Hughes tallied 53.0 sacks — fourth-most in Bills' team history. The 2010 first-round draft pick was sent to the Bills by the Indianapolis Colts in a 2013 player swap for linebacker Kelvin Sheppard. Only Bruce Smith, Aaron Schobel and Phil Hansen recorded more sacks in a Buffalo uniform than Hughes.
The aging Hughes hasn't missed a game over two seasons with the Texans. After 9.0 sacks in 2022, he saw a bit of a reduced role last year. Playing 42 percent of defensive snaps, the grizzled veteran recorded 3.0 sacks. The Bills will face their old friend Hughes during a Week 5 road trip to the Lone Star State in a battle of reigning division champs on October 6.Thus far, Buffalo brass appears content with its current defensive ends rotation that will heavily on Greg Rousseau, AJ Epenesa and a hopeful Von Miller. The Bills ranked fourth amongst NFL team sacks leaders in 2023.
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