Injuries were an issue during much of Joey Bosa‘s Chargers tenure. The high-profile edge rusher has already run into trouble on that front with the Bills. 
Bosa pulled a calf while working out with the team, head coach Sean McDermott said on Tuesday (h/t Jay Skurski of the Buffalo News). McDermott added (via NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero) Bosa is not expected to be back until training camp. This obviously marks an unwanted development for team and player as the five-time Pro Bowler looks to begin a successful second chapter of his career.
After nine seasons with the Chargers, Bosa was released in a move which came as little surprise. The 29-year-old was retained on a pay cut agreement in 2024 in the wake of his missed time. Bosa played just 14 games across the 2022 and ’23 campaigns, although he managed to match that figure this past year. Los Angeles’ decision to move on resulted in multiple teams showing interest. A 49ers pact allowing for Bosa to play with his younger brother was explored, and his hometown Dolphins were among the suitors as well.
In the end, though, the Bills won out with a one-year deal. That $12.61MM pact contains $12MM in guarantees, so expectations will be high for Bosa in 2025. Buffalo moved on from Von Miller this offseason, and replacing his production as a veteran sack artist will be key along a defensive front which will feature plenty of new faces. Continuity will be found along the edge in particular, however, with Gregory Rousseau – one of several ascending players who received a long-term extension this spring – and A.J. Epenesa set to return in 2025.
Bosa has posted double-digit sacks four times in his career, but the most recent season in which that was the case was 2021. Since then, the Ohio State product has totaled 14 sacks; improvement in that department will be key if he is to operate as an effective starter with Buffalo. A critical factor in Bosa’s success will of course be his health, but things have not gone according to plan during the early stages of his Bills tenure.
That didn’t take long
I was literally typing this exact comment
Dang. Just dang.
Is a Hendrickson trade still theoretically available?
You want another expensive 30 something brought in for the same position?
Same position?
Arty – Joey is gonna be MIA most of the year !
We have not even started yet! I wanna fill the hole.
🙂
Fully understand!
Joey Bosa is a IR All Pro.
Maybe you can trade for Cinny’s 1st round DE pick. Seems like they’re too cheap to get the deal done!
Hahaha.
Cincy is always drama.
There are a couple of lower tier options-Z. Smith and Clowney come to mind. If Bosa can return later in the year, maybe a free agent makes more sense than a trade and (presumably) new deal for Hendrickson.
Ive no love for Clowney.
Demands A player paychecks for B player results.
Im semi-interested in Smith, and I was curious why we didn’t hear more about Beane inquiring on him.
Bosa is better than both of them – but if he cant play then it doesn’t matter. It was a big swing and even at 12 million it was a big risk. ( for the team mot necessarily financially)
With Hoecht and Ogunjobi suspended, and now Deonte Walker with back problems (hello – we knew that before the draft!) Im feeling a little chilled on my expectations.
I don’t even hate the draft – Hairston is gonna be a steal. TJ Sanders fills a need.
At least Beane has time to call into radio shows and fight about not getting a receiver.
Does the Bills have enough salary cap left and will give up Draft choices
There is always a way to find cap – it might mean including a player or two like Epenesa to make it work – and a new contract could immediately lower it again.
I think including picks makes more sense when you consider a super bowl window – and the Bills are in one.
Holy cow! a calf injury!
Serves the Bills right, for going cheap with the Old injured guy. They didn’t get enough with Von Miller. Penny Wise and dollar foolish move.
You can teach players almost anything — except how to stay healthy.
Players prone to injury only get worse as their careers move on. That’s an expensive lesson the Bills will learn in 2025.
Bills could pull a block buster deal go get Parsons and pay him. For a team that likes to trade out of the 1st round anyways might as well trade 3 1sts for parsons and really go all in
It would set them up for awhile, albeit at a high cost. I actually like the idea of a defensive top end long term anchor to mirror the same on offense with Allen.
The Cowboys would be foolish to let Parsons slip, but their contract moves may end up making the move possible. The Bills could get gamechanger that they’ve been seeking, although they’d have to pay a pretty penny for it.
Does the Bills have enough salary cap to afford Parsons+a couple 1st round picks
Cap is fake. They can restructure guys to afford parsons. Might screw em 10 years later but you walk with a championship
I can’t reply to you, Boomer, and it’d be hard to speculate without terms of the deal, but right now I’d guess no. Thing is, with NFL teams, we’ve seen that cap space can be manipulated to a huge degree.
Beane hasn’t made these long term franchise commitments often, but given Buffalo’s urgency in trying to get over the hump, things could change. Beane tries to play his money smart, but Parsons is a unique player. I think that the Bills would prefer to avoid a move with such long term impact for one player from outside the organization, but like I said, that player could be considered a generational talent in this case. Of course, all of this requires Dallas to give up on signing Parsons and trading him away, first…
OSU fan here. Loved Joey and Nick when they were in college, but man Joey’s body appears to be cooked. Hope I’m wrong, but the last few years have been rough. Good luck Bills.
Wow nobody saw this coming…
I am shocked. SHOCKED.
Shocking!
Why do these players keep sneaking their baby cows onto the field when they are always getting injured??
Calf is easier to spell/say than soleus or gastrocnemius.
They tried cow tipping to make some money, but the other players weren’t even leaving 20%
Or at least, that’s what I herd
I love a good daw joke.
A+
Here we go. Let him sit until November when they’ll really need him. This would be much less a bummer but for the other two suspended yahoos.
Joey strains a calf walking upstairs in his suburban McMansion, more news at 10
Shocker……might as well get his new team used to what to expect early
PEDs tear your body apart. Ask the Watt’s.
Joey might be the most over rated player in the last few years. He was always hurt and was nonexistent in the running game. When ever he would get a sack,which wasn’t often the last few years,the announcers would act like he was the best thing since sliced bread. I could be wrong and probably am, but I don’t think he was ever overly passionate about playing football.🤷
This is so shocking.
The question is when isn’t he injured? Just glad the Bears didn’t make the mistake like Buffalo.
Niners dodge another bullet. First Greenlaw and now Bosa.
It’s no big deal really. I’m sure he’ll be there week 1
A history of taking Steroids will do that to you…