BUFFALO, N.Y. — A year ago, the Buffalo Bills sat at home watching the Tampa Bay Buccaneers take down Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV. This year, they saw the Los Angeles Rams swarm Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow to clinch a title.
The takeaway: Pressuring the quarterback is imperative to reaching that elusive Lombardi Trophy.
In the 2021 draft, the Bills selected a defensive end in the first and second rounds. Then the season ended for a second straight year with a loss at Arrowhead Stadium. The team still lacked a dynamic pass-rusher to dominate the line of scrimmage, despite Buffalo finishing with the No. 1 defense and generating pressure at the second-highest rate in the NFL (34% of dropbacks).
Enter two-time Super Bowl champion Von Miller.
Already considered the favorites to win the Super Bowl, the Bills added…
