Bills Add Amani Hooker in Trade With Titans

The Buffalo Bills have acquired safety Amani Hooker from the Tennessee Titans, adding a fifth-round pick in the deal and sending Tennessee a second-round pick. The trade comes before the NFL deadline and bolsters a Buffalo secondary that had a starting need at safety.

Hooker, 28, has five interceptions this season, the most in the NFL. He also has 52 tackles through seven games. In a Week 8 loss to Cincinnati, he intercepted quarterback Joe Burrow three times.

The 2019 fourth-round selection can play both deep coverage and closer to the line of scrimmage. This season, his coverage grade is 75.2 and his run-defense grade is 83.9. Hooker is under contract through 2028 on a three-year, $40.5 million deal.

Buffalo entered the trade 7-1, but its defense has allowed 23.4 points per game this season, placing it 16th in the league. Through the first eight weeks, the team had given up 25.9 points per game. The Bills recently released safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson; Hooker is expected to join Cole Bishop in the starting safety group, with Damar Hamlin moving to a reserve role.