Joey Bosa signing $12.6 million contract to join Bills after Chargers release

Joey Bosa signing $12.6 million contract to join Bills after Chargers release

Joey Bosa has a new home.

And it’s the opposite side of the country.

The five-time Pro Bowler is signing with the Bills on a one-year, $12.6 million contract, ESPN’s Adam Schefter first reported.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) is sacked by Los Angeles Chargers linebacker Joey Bosa (97) during the first half at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.
Patrick Mahomes is sacked by Joey Bosa during the Chiefs’ 19-17 home win over the Chargers on Dec. 8, 2024. Denny Medley-Imagn Images

Bosa can make as much as $15.6 million with incentives.

Bosa was released by the Chargers last week in a move that saved the team $25.36 million with a $11.111 million ᴅᴇᴀᴅ money charge this year, according to Over the Cap.

The Bills cut outside linebacker Von Miller on Sunday in what was also a cap-saving move ($8.4 million), and the Bosa move gives Buffalo a de facto replacement in the pᴀss rush game.

The 2016 Defensive Rookie of the Year has four seasons of double-digit sacks in his career, but hasn’t attained the same heights over the last three seasons, thanks in large part to injuries.

Bosa broke a hand in training camp and dealt with a glute strain this past season, but still managed five sacks and 22 tackles to earn a Pro Bowl nod.

Los Angeles Chargers linebacker Joey Bosa (97) drinks water before an NFL football game against the Las Vegas Raiders, Sept. 8, 2024, in Inglewood, Calif.
Joey Bosa drinks water before the Chargers’ 22-10 win over the Raiders on Sept. 8, 2024, in Inglewood, Calif. AP

NFL Network reported after his Los Angeles release that he would have free agency options — including joining his brother Nick with the 49ers.

Their mother, Cheryl, was in favor of joining the siblings on the San Francisco defense.

“Can we get a peтιтion going on bringing [Joey Bosa] to the Bay,” she wrote in an Instagram story on Thursday.

Buffalo ranked 19th in the NFL (39) in sacks and yielded the fifth-highest completion percentage to opposing quarterbacks (68.5) in 2024 as they fell one win short of a Super Bowl appearance.

Bosa has 72 sacks over nine seasons.

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