Plus, DE Joey Bosa says there’s ‘no question’ he’ll be ready for training camp.
With mandatory minicamp in the rearview mirror, the Buffalo Bills are taking a break from organized team activities until later in July, when the team gathers at St. John Fisher University for its annual training camp.
Following the conclusion of the team’s three-day mandatory minicamp, the Bills signed first-round cornerback CB Maxwell Hairston and fourth-round pick DT Deone Walker to their rookie contracts on Friday, the seventh and eighth Bills players from the 2025 NFL Draft class to sign their contracts.
Today’s edition of Buffalo Rumblinks leads off with the news of Hairston and Walker’s signings, which leaves only one member of Buffalo’s draft class who hasn’t signed a rookie deal with the Bills.
Maxwell Hairston, Deone Walker sign rookie deals
Kentucky cornerback Maxwell Hairston, the 30th overall selection in the first round, is expected to compete for a starting job on the outside of Buffalo’s secondary. He was a second-team All-SEC selection who tied a Kentucky school record with three interceptions returned for touchdowns during his collegiate career.
The Bills selected Walker, a defensive tackle and Hairston’s teammate at Kentucky, with pick No. 109 in the fourth round after Walker earned first-team All-SEC honors in 2023 and second-team All-SEC honors in 2024.
With Hairston and Walker signing, the lone unsigned draft pick is second-round defensive tackle T.J. Sanders, one of 30 second-round picks still without a deal around the NFL.
- Bills sign first-round pick Maxwell Hairston, fourth-round pick Deone Walker – Buffalo News (subscription required)
- Bills sign two draft picks, leaving one of their biggest without a deal – Democrat & Chronicle
- Bills lock up two Kentucky rookies, leaving only one unsigned draft class member – Sports Illustrated Buffalo Bills
- Bills sign Maxwell Hairston and Deone Walker to rookie contracts – BuffaloBills.com
- Buffalo Bills cornerback Maxwell Hairston signed 4-yr/15.25M contract with Bills | ‘The Insiders’ – NFL.com
- Former Wildcat Maxwell Hairston signs contract with Bills – Spectrum News
- Buffalo Bills sign 1st-round pick Maxwell Hairston | FOX Sports
- Bills sign Maxwell Hairston, Deone Walker to rookie contracts – FingerLakes1.com
‘No question’ DE Joey Bosa will be ready for training camp
Edge rusher Joey Bosa is rehabbing after tweaking his calf during Buffalo’s Organized Team Activities a few weeks ago, but as Bosa works to get back with his team, the four-time Pro Bowl defensive end says there’s “no question” he will be ready and on the field when the Bills begin training camp later in July.
- Buffalo Bills defensive end Joey Bosa: ‘No question’ he will be ready for training camp – Buffalo News (subscription required)
- Bills’ rehabbing DE Joey Bosa ready for ‘exciting’ position switch on defensive front – Sports Illustrated Buffalo Bills
- Bills Mailbag: On Joey Bosa, and the ‘injury-prone’ label – Buffalo News (subscription required)
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