Bills Poach Super Bowl Champion Pass-Rusher From AFC Rival Chiefs

The Buffalo Bills were a middle-of-the-pack team last year in terms of rushing the quarterback.

Buffalo recorded just 36 sacks (20th in the league), and just two players - Gregory Rousseau (seven) and Joey Bosa (five) - logged more than 3.5 sacks. Bosa is currently a free agent, as is A.J. Epenesa, which is why adding some premium pass-rushers was vitally important for the Bills heading into 2026.

The Bills made a splash at the start of free agency, signing two-time Pro Bowler and former fifth overall pick Bradley Chubb to a three-year, $43.5 million deal, and it used its first pick in the 2026 draft on Clemson edge-rusher T.J. Parker.

On Monday morning, Buffalo added even more reinforcements when it signed a two-time Super Bowl champion from the AFC rival Kansas City Chiefs.

"Bills signed former Chiefs OLB Mike Danna to a one-year contract," ESPN's Adam Schefter reported.

The 29-year-old Danna is no Myles Garrett, but he's a solid rotational pass-rusher off the edge. In six seasons with the Chiefs, Danna totaled 194 tackles, 169 pressures, 109 hurries, 33 QB hits, 21.5 sacks, six forced fumbles, and an interception, per Pro Football Focus.

If nothing else, Danna provides a warm body to slide into Epenesa's old spot along the defensive line.

In adding Chubb, Parker, and Danna alongside Rousseau, Michael Hoecht, 2025 third-round DE Landon Jackson, and a healthy Ed Oliver (he missed 14 games due to a torn bicep), Buffalo's pass-rush appears - at least on paper - to be more formidable than it was a year ago.

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This story was originally published May 11, 2026 at 11:15 AM.