The Buffalo Bills made official a trade-deadline deal for Tennessee Titans safety Amani Hooker, sending a 2027 second-round pick to Tennessee and receiving Hooker and a 2027 fifth-round pick, the team's account said.
Hooker, 28, has five interceptions, tied for most in the NFL through the first nine weeks, and is having one of his best seasons. He is signed through 2028, giving Buffalo control beyond this year, and is expected to play opposite third-year safety Cole Bishop.
Before the trade, Hooker had spent his first eight NFL seasons in Tennessee. The Bills said he has 17 career interceptions, 467 tackles, five forced fumbles and 45 pass breakups in 103 regular-season games.
The move is the third time in the last four seasons that general manager Brandon Beane has been aggressive at the deadline, and it used the most draft capital Buffalo has spent in-season under Beane. In 2023 the Bills traded a third-round pick for cornerback Rasul Douglas; in 2024 they sent a third-rounder for receiver Amari Cooper.
Hooker's addition is meant to settle the defense for the second half of the season, the Bills said, after a stretch in which the pass defense has been a weak point.
The announcement confirmed the trade; it did not say when Hooker will make his Buffalo debut.
Sources: Buffalo Bills