Jerry Hughes Goes Bust to Boom in Buffalo, but Can Bills Afford to Re-Sign Him?

November 15, 2014   ·   Craig Vanderkam   ·   Jump to comments

Defensive end Jerry Hughes was such a disappointment for the Indianapolis Colts that the team that invested a first-round selection on him in the 2010 NFL draft ended up shipping him to the Buffalo Bills for since-released inside linebacker Kelvin Sheppard.
Now, Hughes is an integral part of a Bills defense that entered Week 11 leading the NFL with 34 sacks and added five more against the Miami Dolphins on Thursday Night Football. Hughes, in the final year of his contract, is on pace for a career-high 12 sacks after reaching double digits (10) for the first time in 2013—his first season in the Bills organization.
Chris Brown of the Bills' official website wrote this week that the Bills would like to re-sign him: “[That is] job No. 1 on the defensive side of the ball. ... It's hard to argue with a unit that has largely carried the defense the last season plus which leads the league in sacks and is a top-10 run defense.”
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