As the Bills adopt the scheme from their seventh defensive coordinator in the past nine seasons (or eighth if you count 2016’s shadow-coordinator Rob Ryan), the shuffling of the defensive front seven has become an annual exercise. Today we look at one of the potential players signed for defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier’s 4-3 scheme, one who had an outsized impact for the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League last year.
Name:Jake Metz
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Position: DE
Height/Weight: 6’6”, 265 pounds
Experience: 1
College: Shippensburg
Draft: UDFA (2014)
Financial Situation (per Spotrac): 1 year, $465,000
2016 Recap: Metz won a championship and was named Defensive Lineman of the Year in the 2016 Arena Football League season after tallying seven sacks and two forced fumbles.