Bills Acquire Amani Hooker From Titans for Second-Round Pick, Fifth-Rounder
The Buffalo Bills are acquiring Tennessee Titans safety Amani Hooker in a deal that sends a second-round draft pick to Tennessee in exchange for Hooker and a fifth-round pick. Hooker is under contract through 2028 and leads the NFL with five interceptions this season, giving Buffalo a veteran addition to its secondary.
The Buffalo Bills are trading a second-round draft pick to the Tennessee Titans for safety Amani Hooker and a fifth-round pick, a deal that brings Buffalo a defender under contract through 2028.
Hooker leads the NFL with five interceptions this season, according to the reported trade details. The amani hooker contract carries salary cap hits of $11.9 million in 2026, $13.1 million in 2027 and $16.3 million in 2028.
The 28-year-old has spent all eight seasons of his professional career with Tennessee. He has recorded 52 tackles and six pass breakups this season.
Hooker moves between strong safety and free safety. Tennessee extended his contract in 2022 and 2025.
Buffalo had been seeking help in its secondary after releasing veteran safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson on Nov. 3. The Bills had been using Damar Hamlin, Geno Stone and rookie Jalon Kilgore among their options at safety.
Hamlin started back-to-back games alongside Cole Bishop after Gardner-Johnson’s suspension and release. Gardner-Johnson had received a one-game suspension for spitting at an opponent during a Week 6 matchup against Las Vegas.
The Bills’ secondary struggled through six games before the team’s bye, then produced stronger performances against Baltimore and Minnesota. Those games came against backup quarterbacks Joe Fagnano and Carson Wentz.
Hooker’s trade follows Tennessee’s earlier deal involving defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons, another defensive captain. The Titans sent Simmons and a 2028 fifth-round pick to the Chicago Bears for a 2027 first-round pick, a 2027 fourth-round pick and a 2028 first-round pick.
Hooker was named a defensive captain after Simmons was traded. Tennessee now has two first-round picks and two second-round picks in next year’s draft.
