Buffalo Bills’ Linebacker HUNT: Free Agent Targets to EVOLVE Defense Under Jim Leonhard

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🗓️ 28 February 2026

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Buffalo Bills face a pivotal offseason as uncertainty surrounds the linebacker corps. Which free agent targets can bolster Jim Leonhard’s new-look defense and provide the spark this unit needs? Joe Marino spotlights potential fits like Leo Chenal, Kaden Ellis, Justin Strnad, and Alex Singleton, examining their athletic upside, salary projections, and ties to the Bills’ coaching staff. Key topics include the roster futures of Terrel Bernard, Dorian Williams, and Joe Andreessen, hotly debated options for one-year veteran solutions such as Bobby Wagner and Demario Davis, and why pricey targets like Devin Lloyd and Tremaine Edmunds may not fit Brandon Beane’s budget. From risk-reward high-ceiling additions to savvy locker room leaders, every angle of Buffalo’s linebacker strategy is analyzed. Will the Bills opt for a true “Mike” presence or a versatile platoon?

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0:00.0	The Buffalo Bills have a bunch to sort out at the linebacker position,
0:04.9	and I have plenty of ideas for players they could bring in to help.
0:08.9	I'll share those with you right now on Locked On Bills.
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0:27.9	What's up, Bill's Mafia?
0:29.9	It's Joe Marino, author of the Heard Mentality Substack, co-host of the Lockedon NFL Scouting podcast,
0:36.7	co-hosts of the NFL First Read podcast,
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1:13.0	Well, folks, welcome in. Today, we are breaking down free agent linebacker options for the
1:19.4	bills in free agency. We've done this for almost every primary need for the bills to this point.
1:26.2	We've covered wide receivers,
1:28.3	centers, left guards, defensive linemen, edge rushers, and today is linebackers
1:34.7	early next week. We will get to safeties. And I just want to present different options that
1:39.9	makes sense to me for the bills to consider. Now, when I say linebacker, I mean stack off ball
1:47.2	linebackers, not edge rushers, not outside linebackers, linebackers that will play off the ball. And the
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