ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills signed free agent linebacker Mike Danna to a one-year contract on Monday, filling a key depth role on a new-look defense.
Danna is a two-time Super Bowl winner who spent the previous six seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs. At 6-foot-2 and 257 pounds, he played defensive end with the Chiefs but projects to fill an outsider linebacker role in Buffalo.
The Bills are making a switch to a 3-4 style of defense under new head coach Joe Brady and new coordinator Jim Leonhard.
The 28-year-old was selected by Kansas City in the fifth round of the 2020 draft out of Central Michigan. Danna has 21 1/2 sacks and six forced fumbles in 87 career games, including 49 starts.
Danna is expected to compete for a backup role behind starters Bradley Chubb and Greg Rousseau. Last month, Buffalo used its top pick in the draft, 35th overall, to select Clemson edge-rusher T.J. Parker.
In a corresponding move, Buffalo released cornerback MJ Devonshire, who was signed by the team in January.
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