Overview
- The Bills signed inside linebacker Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles to a one-year deal on Wednesday to add veteran depth to their offseason roster.
- To open a spot for the signing the team released undrafted rookie wide receiver Max Tomczak, who is the nephew of former NFL quarterback Mike Tomczak and set career receiving marks at Youngstown State.
- Flannigan-Fowles entered the NFL as a 2019 undrafted free agent, spent multiple seasons with the San Francisco 49ers and played for the New York Giants in 2025, where he had a career-high defensive snap share.
- He built his value as a regular special-teams contributor with the 49ers and is expected to serve a similar role in Buffalo while providing rotational snaps at inside linebacker.
- The move reconnects Flannigan-Fowles with linebackers coach John Egorugwu, and it provides short-term depth as the Bills continue to sort their linebacker group that has not yet re-signed Matt Milano or Shaq Thompson.