Bills OFFICIAL: Buffalo Signs Leonard Floyd, UDFA RB Cut

The Buffalo Bills have officially signed former Los Angeles Rams linebacker Leonard Floyd, the team revealed on Tuesday. Buffalo also announced the release of UDFA running back Isaiah Bowser in a corresponding move.

Here's Floyd signing his one-year contract, which is worth up to $9 million:

Our newest pass rusher! 😈

Welcome to Buffalo, Leonard Floyd: https://t.co/Ajo4cPR0ok pic.twitter.com/yTrLrs5DbI
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) June 6, 2023

Floyd, the No. 9 overall pick by the Chicago Bears in 2016, is coming off another successful individual season, though the campaign was a tough one for the defending champion Rams. LA finished with a disappointing 5-12 record, but Floyd posted his third consecutive nine-sack season, all of which came during his time as a Ram.

"This gives us another body, another pass-rusher," Bills general manager Brandon Beane said on The Pat McAfee Show. "We've faced Leonard with the Rams this year. He's a player the last three years who has had close to 30 sacks."

In 2021, Floyd had a career-high in total tackles (70) and solo tackles (37) while tallying 9.5 sacks, a forced fumble, and an interception. And in LA's win over the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI, Floyd was one of five Rams to record a sack.

He won a ring alongside current Bills linebacker Von Miller in LA, who made sure to put in a good word for Floyd with Beane.

"When I asked Von about him, once we started talking to Leonard and his people, I definitely checked in with Von to see his thoughts and he signed off," Beane said. "Great guy, fits or culture."

Getting a sack specialist like Floyd on a cheaper deal could prove to be a steal for the Bills, but they'll have to reach the championship heights that he and Miller have experienced in order to make the one-year deal worth it.

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