Bills Extend Hometown Linebacker Andreessen Through 2028

An undrafted free agent who made the Bills only after a 2024 rookie minicamp tryout just locked in a hometown payday. On Saturday Buffalo signed linebacker Joe Andreessen, 26, from the suburb of Lancaster, New York, to a two-year extension that keeps him with the team through 2028. The deal is reportedly worth $5 million, including $3 million guaranteed. Andreessen has played 33 games with three starts. He recorded 21 special teams tackles in 2025, tied for fourth in the NFL, and already has five special teams tackles through the first three games of the current season, tied for fifth league-wide. Career totals per Athlon are 34 tackles, three tackles for loss, and 32 special teams tackles. Contested: none found.