Overview
- Buffalo signed fullback Ben VanSumeren to a one-year contract to boost special teams and compete for Reggie Gilliam’s former role.
- Gilliam left the Bills in free agency for the Patriots on a three-year, $12 million deal, creating an opening at fullback.
- The signing positions VanSumeren as a run blocker for an offense led by James Cook, who led the NFL in rushing last season.
- VanSumeren entered the league with the Eagles as a 2023 undrafted free agent out of Michigan and Michigan State and has primarily played on special teams with occasional linebacker snaps.
- His bid for a roster spot will face competition from Wisconsin fullback Jackson Acker, an undrafted addition who has ties to defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard.