Ever since head coach Sean McDermott arrived in 2017, he’s had two elite safeties to work with on defense. It shouldn’t be a surprise that a former college safety immediately rebuilt the defensive secondary by signing two safeties, but given the fact that the position is often an afterthought, it was definitely a unique approach to forming the defense.
Last year, the Bills dealt with injuries all over their defense, and the safety room that had been so steady wasn’t spared. While one of the Bills’ elite veterans spent most of the year on Injured Reserve, another was playing through injuries all season.