Joey Bosa signed a one-year, $12.6 million take care of Buffalo after 9 seasons with the Chargers

With NFL free company underway, groups are signing gamers for the 2025 season and past. On March 5, the Chargers lower ties with their longest-tenured participant, Joey Bosa. 

He performed 9 seasons with the Chargers. NFL insiders introduced that Bosa is signing a one-year, $12.6 million take care of the Buffalo Payments for 2025. Bosa will exchange veteran edge rusher Von Miller who was lower by Buffalo this offseason.

The Payments signed Joe Bosa to a one-year contract

ESPN supply: 5-time Professional-Bowl DE Joey Bosa reached settlement tonight on a one-year, $12.6 million take care of the Buffalo Payments. pic.twitter.com/u7R6wdDGRf

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 12, 2025

Within the 2016 NFL draft, the Chargers chosen Joey Bosa with the third general select of Ohio State. As a rookie, Bosa performed in 12 of their 16 video games and made 11 begins. He completed with (10.5) sacks, 17 tackles for loss, and 21 QB hits en path to profitable AP Defensive Rookie of the Yr in 2016. By way of 4 of his first six seasons with LA, Bosa had 4 Professional Bowl picks. From 2016-2021, Bosa had 58 complete sacks for the Chargers.

Since 2021, Bosa has did not hit double-digit sacks in a single season. He has 14 complete sacks over his final three years. Accidents in 2022 and 2023 restricted Bosa to 14 video games over these two seasons. In 2024, Bosa bounced again and performed in 14 of the Chargers’ 17 video games. He made 9 begins and recorded 5 sacks, two compelled fumbles, three tackles for loss, and 13 QB hits.

Bosa is way from the participant he as soon as was originally of his profession. Nevertheless, he nonetheless has some fuel left within the tank and Buffalo feels the identical manner. They’ve given the 29-year-old a one-year, $12.6 million deal. The five-time Professional Bowler will flip 30 earlier than the beginning of the 2025 season. Bosa can be a starter on Bufallo’s defensive position alongside Greg Rousseau. Buffalo gave Rousseau a four-year extension over the weekend. The Payments are relying on Joey Bosa to be an efficient participant for them in 2025. Will probably be his first season in Buffalo and his tenth within the NFL.