{"id":162678,"date":"2026-03-11T12:26:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T12:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=162678"},"modified":"2026-03-11T12:26:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T12:26:45","slug":"bills-just-made-a-terrifying-phone-call-the-most-feared-quarterback-hunter-in-the-nfl-with-17-5-sacks-in-a-season-is-coming-back-to-destroy-the-afc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=162678","title":{"rendered":"BILLS JUST MADE A TERRIFYING PHONE CALL! The most FEARED quarterback hunter in the NFL with 17.5 sacks in a season is COMING BACK to DESTROY the AFC!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Buffalo Bills just picked up the phone and made what could be one of the scariest calls in the entire NFL this offseason.<\/p>\n<p>According to insider Ryan Talbot of Buffalo Bills News, the team has officially reached out to former Cincinnati Bengals All-Pro edge rusher Trey Hendrickson. And yes \u2014 the reports are true. Buffalo is in the mix for one of the most dominant pass rushers of the past five years.<\/p>\n<p>This move comes at a critical time for the Bills. Under new head coach Joe Brady and defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard, the team is making the switch from a 4-3 base defense to a 3-4 scheme. Unfortunately, two of their top edge rushers \u2014 former All-Pro Joey Bosa and ex-second round pick A.J. Epenesa \u2014 are both set to hit free agency this week when the new league year begins.<\/p>\n<p>The pair failed to deliver big production in 2025, combining for just 7.5 sacks all season. For a team with Super Bowl aspirations and a superstar quarterback in Josh Allen, that level of pass rush simply won\u2019t cut it.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/atozsports.com\/.image\/w_3840,q_auto:good,c_fill,ar_4:3,g_xy_center,x_1642,y_637\/Mzk6MDAwMDAwMDAwNDI3NTE2\/nfl-cleveland-browns-at-cincinnati-bengals-427516.jpg?arena_f_auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The 31-year-old defensive end has been an absolute nightmare for quarterbacks throughout his career. He exploded for 17.5 sacks in both 2023 and 2024, earning First-Team All-Pro honors and four Pro Bowl selections. Even after an injury-shortened 2025 campaign where he played just 7 games and recorded only 4 sacks, Hendrickson remains one of the most explosive, technically sound, and feared quarterback hunters in football.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Per source, the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bills?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bills<\/a> have reached out on pass-rusher Trey Hendrickson. Plenty of other teams in the mix as well.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DraftDiamonds?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DraftDiamonds<\/a> the first to report Buffalo\u2019s interest.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BillsMafia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BillsMafia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BAqqLEBWVA\">pic.twitter.com\/BAqqLEBWVA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ryan Talbot (@RyanTalbotBills) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RyanTalbotBills\/status\/2031452713095962969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After years of rocky contract negotiations with the Bengals, Hendrickson is finally set to hit the open market and find a new home. Multiple teams are already showing strong interest, but the fact that Buffalo reached out early signals how serious they are about adding top-tier talent to chase that elusive Super Bowl for the first time in the Josh Allen era.<\/p>\n<p>Imagine Hendrickson lined up in Jim Leonhard\u2019s new 3-4 defense, pinning his ears back and hunting AFC quarterbacks week in and week out. Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson, and the rest of the conference should be very concerned right now.<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t just another depth signing. This is the type of move that changes a defense overnight, turns Orchard Park into a nightmare for visiting offenses, and puts the entire AFC on notice.<\/p>\n<p>BillsMafia, get ready. The most feared quarterback hunter in the NFL might be heading to Buffalo \u2014 and he\u2019s coming back with a vengeance to destroy everything in his path.<\/p>\n<p>Stay locked in. This situation is developing fast, and if the Bills can close the deal, the AFC East (and the whole conference) just got a whole lot scarier.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Buffalo Bills just picked up the phone and made what could be one of the scariest calls in the entire NFL this offseason. According to insider&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":162679,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-162678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BILLS JUST MADE A TERRIFYING PHONE CALL! 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