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Bills Acquire Amani Hooker From Titans in Deadline Trade

The move fills Buffalo’s urgent safety gap and gives Tennessee another high‑value draft asset that advances its rebuild.

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Oct 18, 2026; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Tennessee Titans safety Amani Hooker (37) after the game against the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images
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Overview

  • The Buffalo Bills completed a trade on Tuesday that sent a 2027 second‑round pick to the Tennessee Titans in exchange for safety Amani Hooker and a 2027 fifth‑round pick.
  • Hooker, who leads the NFL with five interceptions this season, is under contract through 2028 with reported an injury guarantee that vests next March and non‑guaranteed base salary for 2027.
  • Bills president and GM Brandon Beane said the team restructured left tackle Dion Dawkins’ contract to free the cap room needed to make the deal happen.
  • Hooker is expected to start opposite Cole Bishop in Buffalo’s secondary, giving the team an immediate veteran playmaker at a position that had been a clear weakness after C.J. Gardner‑Johnson’s release.
  • The Titans, sitting 1‑7 this season, continue to trade veterans for draft capital after dealing Jeffery Simmons earlier, a pattern that leaves Tennessee with more picks to use in its rebuild.