Overview
- The Bills, which signed Zylstra on Tuesday, released kicker Maddux Trujillo to keep the roster at the 90‑player offseason limit.
- Zylstra is a 29‑year‑old undrafted tight end from Minnesota State with 18 catches for 136 yards and four touchdowns in his NFL career.
- He missed the 2023 season with a knee injury that Detroit coach Dan Campbell publicly lamented during training camp.
- In Buffalo he opens as the fifth tight end on the depth chart behind Dalton Kincaid, Dawson Knox, Jackson Hawes, and Keleki Latu.
- The signing links to an early storyline as the NFL has the Bills hosting the Lions in Week 2 for Thursday Night Football at the new Highmark Stadium.