The Buffalo Bills remade the interior of their defensive line—again—this offseason. Gone are Star Lotulelei and Harrison Phillips, two staples of the defensive interior over the last few years. They’ve been replaced with free agents, both of whom hail from places where the Bills have plenty of connections.
One of the Bills’ new defensive tackles, DaQuan Jones, spent last season with the Carolina Panthers. The other free agent spent his career with the Washington Commanders, whose head coach, Ron Rivera, was Sean McDermott’s boss when they were both in Carolina. Buffalo is banking on the new blood at the position leading to greater success up front.