BillsThursday, November 12
The Bills traded a second-round pick for safety Amani Hooker at the deadline
The Daily Buffalo team
If you were waiting on a Bills trade deadline move, here it is: Buffalo acquired safety Amani Hooker from the Tennessee Titans on Tuesday, about two hours before the deadline. It came a day after the AFC-leading Bills improved to 7-1 with a 23-6 win at Minnesota.
Hooker arrives with five interceptions for a defense that needed help
- 5
- interceptions for Hooker, tied for the NFL lead
- 28.5
- points a game the Bills allowed in their first six outings
- 16
- points the Bills allowed combined in their past two games
Sources: Post Journal, WBEN
Hooker woke up in Nashville with a 1-7 team and then landed in Cheektowaga at 1 a.m. "To be in this position with a contender, it's a dream come true," he said. Asked about Sunday, he said he'll be ready to go.
- Price: Buffalo's second-round pick; Bills also got Tennessee's fifth-rounder
- Cap: Dion Dawkins' contract restructured to fit Hooker
- Role: in line to start opposite Cole Bishop
To fit Hooker under the cap, Beane restructured left tackle Dion Dawkins' contract. Hooker's first job is syncing up with Bishop. "You have to have really one brain," Hooker said, and Bishop said Hooker "impressed me today" with how quickly he picked things up.
Sources: Post Journal, WKBW, WBEN