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Bills sign DE Mike Danna to 1-year deal

By Thomson Reuters May 11, 2026 | 10:27 AM

The Buffalo Bills signed free agent defensive end Mike Danna to a one-year deal on ​Monday.

Further terms of the ‌contract were not disclosed.

Danna, 28, has spent his entire six-year career with the Kansas City Chiefs, who picked him in ‌the ​fifth round of the ⁠2020 NFL Draft.

His ⁠best season came in 2023, when he started 16 regular-season games and all four playoff games for ​the Super Bowl champions. He totaled career highs of 50 ⁠tackles, 6.5 sacks ⁠and 13 quarterback hits in ​the regular season and added seven ​tackles in the postseason.

Last season, he ‌totaled 25 tackles, one sack and four QB hits in 15 games (14 starts).

He has totaled 194 tackles, ⁠25 tackles for loss, 21.5 sacks, 51 QB hits and six forced fumbles ⁠in 87 ‌games (49 starts) in the ⁠regular season along with ​two ‌Super Bowl championships.

In a corresponding ​move, the ⁠Bills released cornerback MJ Devonshire, who was signed to the practice squad in December and signed a two-year, $1.9 million reserve/future contract in January.

–Field ​Level Media