The Buffalo Bills on Wednesday re-signed veteran linebacker Lorenzo Alexander to a one-year contract.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Alexander, 35, was scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent in March but had expressed his desire to play one more NFL season in Buffalo.
Alexander played in all 16 games last season for the Bills, starting eight. He finished second on the team with 6.5 sacks and had a career-high two interceptions and nine passes defensed.
A team captain, Alexander was the Bills' selection for the Walter Payton Man of the Year award in the each of the past two seasons.