The Buffalo Bills have found their replacement for Micah Hyde.

The Buffalo Bills have a big hole in the back of their secondary after parting ways with safety Jordan Poyer and losing fellow safety Micah Hyde to free agency, but now could be working on a replacement.

Bleacher Report’s Jordan Schultz reported on March 18 that the Bills were hosting free agent safety Julian Blackmon for a visit this week. The former Indianapolis Colts safety is coming off a career-best season and could be in line for a starting job if he should sign with the Bills.

But landing Blackmon may not be a simple errand, with Schultz announcing that he is creating noteworthy intrigued on the open showcase and has “several” other suitors.

In spite of the fact that the Bills misplaced two foundations of their defense in Hyde and Poyer, SI.com’s Anthony Licciardi suggested that Blackmon’s flexibility would offer assistance him fill the void.

“Blackmon would effortlessly slide into Hyde’s part as the free security in head coach Sean McDermott’s defense. Be that as it may, his flexibility may be an included reward for Buffalo, who might play him within the box more than a few anticipate,” Licciardi composed.

Licciardi included that Blackmon has appeared an capacity to move over positions within the secondary during his time in Indianapolis.

“Blackmon saw career-high snap checks within the box and at opening corner in 2022 and taken after that up with a more articulated change,” he wrote. “Blackmon went through 48.3 percent of his snaps at free security in 2022 compared to 9.3 percent within the box. Final year, those rates moved to 31.2 percent and 47.4 percent respectively.”

Blackmon is coming off a career-best season in 2023, making 88 add up to handles to go in conjunction with four interceptor and eight passes guarded.

Bills Shoring Up Their Auxiliary

The Bills have as of now taken a few steps to address their auxiliary, re-signing another flexible protective back in Cam Lewis. He played at both security and cornerback, whereas moreover serving as a pillar on uncommon groups.

The Bills moreover brought back another key part of the auxiliary on Walk 18, concurring to a three-year, $31 million contract expansion with nickel cornerback Taron Johnson. As NFL.com’s Scratch Shook noted, it may be a major pay raise for Johnson after a career-best season.

“Johnson’s bargain pushes him past Colts cornerback Kenny Moore as the highest-paid nickel in the NFL, with $31 million sneaking the Bills veteran ahead of Moore by $1 million,” Shook composed. “Johnson earned the expansion by posting his best by and large season of his career, concurring to Professional Football Center, which given him his beat protective review (77.5), placing him 17th among all cornerbacks and one spot ahead of Moore.”

Whereas common chief Brandon Beane cautioned there would not be any blockbuster moves in free office due to the team’s tight compensation cap sitaution, the Bills have contributed assets in other regions of their defense. They re-signed cautious handle DaQuan Jones and edge rusher A.J. Epenesa.

The Bills have moreover seen a few subtractions to their auxiliary. Aside from the departuers of Hyde and Poyer, the group too discharged All-Pro cornerback Tre’Davious White and observed experienced reinforcement Dane Jackson take off in free office.