Overview
- The deal was completed late on Tuesday, Nov. 10, with Buffalo sending a 2027 second-round pick to Tennessee and receiving Amani Hooker plus a 2027 fifth-round pick.
- Hooker arrives under contract through 2028 and leads the NFL with five interceptions this season, giving Buffalo an experienced, takeaway-focused starter.
- Bills GM Brandon Beane said talks picked up after 1 p.m. on deadline day and the club restructured Dion Dawkins’ contract to create the cap space needed to finish the trade.
- Tennessee, 1-7 and in the early stages of a rebuild, turned a veteran defensive starter into 2027 draft capital as it continues to accumulate picks after trading Jeffery Simmons earlier this season.
- Hooker is expected to compete for a starting safety spot opposite Cole Bishop and could make his Bills debut on Sunday against the New York Jets, with Buffalo hoping his ball skills quickly raise a weak pass defense.