The Bills have made their third roster move in the dying hours of Monday evening, adding defensive end Mario Addison.
Addison, 32, who previously played for the Panthers, landed a three-year deal in Buffalo per ESPN’s Marcel Louis-Jacques. Terms of the deal have yet to be reported.
Addison entered the NFL in 2011 as an undrafted rookie and jumped around from the Bears to the Colts and finally to the Redskins before finding a long-term home in Carolina.
Addison played in Carolina since 2012, getting after it under the close watch of Buffalo head coach Sean McDermott and general manager Brandon Beane, both of whom were also with the Panthers prior to joining the Bills.
In 126 career games, Addison has made 222 tackles and recorded 55 sacks. Since 2016, he’s notched at least nine sacks every season, recording 9.5, 11, nine, and 9.5 last season, respectively, over the past four years.
While Addison isn’t a younger replacement for Shaq Lawson, 25, who the Bills lost in free agency to the Dolphins earlier in the day, he’s still a talented player who can thrive in Buffalo. During his first five NFL seasons, he played in 19 total games, meaning his tread isn’t as bad as it could be. In addition, the Bills run a heavy rotation along their defensive line as well. For reference, Lawson only played in 47 percent of snaps on the Bills defense in 15 games played last season. Perhaps a system Addison can produce in.
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