The Buffalo Bills are trading for Tennessee Titans safety Amani Hooker, giving up a second-round pick and a fifth-round pick. Hooker, 28, has spent his entire eight-year pro career with the Titans and leads the NFL with five interceptions in 2026. The Bills acquired Hooker after releasing C.
J. Gardner-Johnson, who struggled following a $6 million signing. Without Gardner-Johnson, Buffalo's secondary had been among the league's worst through six games.
Hooker, a dependable back-end option who roves between strong and free safety roles, provides immediate help. The Titans, who have two first-round and two second-round picks in next year's draft, also traded defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons to Chicago. Hooker is under contract through 2028 with a $12 million salary cap hit this season.
Back-to-back strong performances against Baltimore and Minnesota have given the Bills reason for hope, though those matchups featured overmatched backup quarterbacks.
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