Just days after clinching the AFC East championship, the Buffalo Bills are preparing to make the playoffs and are bringing back a familiar face. On Wednesday, the club announced it had signed former All-Pro safety Micah Hyde. The 33-year-old will return to Buffalo on the team’s practice squad.
Hyde has not played for the team this season, most recently with Buffalo, where he played for the franchise from 2017 until last season. The former fifth-round pick out of Iowa State will be a free agent after the 2023 season, and his playing future was undecided at the time, but when discussing his options last spring, he said, “I’d choose the Bills or retire.” did.
After missing three-quarters of the year, Hyde is now back in Buffalo and will likely contribute to what the organization hopes will be a deep postseason run. The Bills have Taylor Rapp and Damar Hamlin at the top of the safety depth chart, so Hyde should be considered a valuable backup whenever he is promoted to the active roster after gaining speed on the practice unit. be.
Announcing his return, Hyde told the media via NFL Network that he will definitely retire after his two-month stint with the Bills in order to help them win the Super Bowl.
There have been constant rumors throughout the season about a potential reunion with Hyde, and coach Sean McDermott has previously admitted he is keeping an eye on Hyde.
“That’s always our concern. You know how we feel about Micah,” McDermott said in October via the team’s official website.
Hyde began his career as a member of the Green Bay Packers and blossomed as a member of the Bills, earning him two second-team All-Pro nominations (2017 and 2021) with the franchise, as well as his only Pro Bowl nomination. (2017). He started 95 games for the team, totaling 347 tackles and 16 interceptions.
