Sitting atop the AFC East with NFL MVP Josh Allen at quarterback, it’s hard (but not impossible) to find fault with the Buffalo Bills. Here’s what we found for dubious fans.
1. Suspensions
Last March, Bills GM Brandon Beane announced the team had signed former Rams DE Michael Hoecht to a three-year, $21M contract and former Bengals DT Larry Ogunjobi to a one-year, $6.6M deal. He also said both will be suspended for the first six games of the 2025 regular season for violating the league’s performance-enhancing drug policy.
Each player took full responsibility for their transgressions, but with the team’s bye coming in Week 7, neither player can do anything for the team until Week 8, when they travel to face the Panthers on Oct. 26.
In the meantime, the team will lean heavily on edge-rushers A.J. Epenesa and Greg Rousseau and hope DT T.J. Sanders and DE Landon Jackson, second- and third-round picks in this year’s draft, can help fill in the gaps.
2. Joey Bosa
Buffalo also signed edge-rusher Joey Bosa, a five-time Pro Bowler with the Chargers, to replace Von Miller, the eight-time Pro Bowler who was released in the offseason. Unfortunately for Bosa, who turns 30 years old next month, he suffered a calf injury during team OTAs and is expected to be sidelined until training camp.
