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Two Bills Defensive Line Signings Handed Six-Game PED Suspensions
Looking back at the first days of free agency, Buffalo Bills fans have presumably been satisfied with their team's bevy of free-agent signings.
However, they learned Friday that two of those signings will come with a caveat.
Bills linebacker Michael Hoecht and defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi have both tested positive for banned substances and will serve six-game suspensions to start the 2025 season, Buffalo general manager Brandon Beane told reporters Friday.
Hoecht was signed Monday away from the Los Angeles Rams, while Ogunjobi—signed Wednesday—previously played for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Beane told reporters that the team was aware of Hoecht's pending suspension, while Ogunjobi did not know about his suspension until recently; the latter was forthright about it and his contract details are being hammered out.
Bills GM Brandon Beane said that new Bills DT Larry Ogunjobi and DL Michael Hoecht have both tested positive for PEDs and will miss six games this season.
— Alaina Getzenberg (@agetzenberg) March 14, 2025
Beane says Larry Ogunjobi and Michael Hoecht will face 6-game suspensions due to violating the league’s PED policy
— Maddy Glab (@MadGlab) March 14, 2025
Beane says the Bills knew about Hoecht but did not know about Ogunjobi when they agreed to terms with him #Bills
Ogunjobi 's test he only found out about this week and the Bills did not know about before agreeing to terms. Caused a delay in his contract, which still hasn't been signed but will be. Hoecht's PED test the Bills already knew about before agreeing to terms.
— Alaina Getzenberg (@agetzenberg) March 14, 2025
Hoecht, 27, recorded three sacks in 17 games last season. Ogunjobi, 30, registered 1.5 sacks in 15 games.
Luckily for the Bills, new linebacker Joey Bosa will be around to pick up the slack.
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Patrick Andres is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He joined SI in December 2022, having worked for The Blade, Athlon Sports, Fear the Sword and Diamond Digest. Andres has covered everything from zero-attendance Big Ten basketball to a seven-overtime college football game. He is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism with a double major in history .