Joey Bosa Faces 3-Team Market After Buffalo
Joey Bosa is still looking for a new team after his one-year deal with Buffalo in 2025. The five-time Pro Bowler finished that season with five sacks and a league-best five forced fumbles, yet his market has not moved quickly.
Buffalo Left Bosa Available
Bosa entered the market after the Chargers cut him following the 2024 season, then signed a one-year prove-it deal with Buffalo in 2025. He answered with five sacks, nine tackles-for-loss and a 74.6 PFF grade, a line that kept him in the conversation as a veteran edge-rush option.
That production came after a long stretch in which injuries cut into his workload. From 2016 to 2021, he averaged 12.5 sacks, 63 tackles, 16 tackles-for-loss and 28 quarterback hits per 17 games, but injuries limited him to 14 games from 2022 to 2023.
Vikings, 49ers And Ravens
Three teams are named as possible fits: the Minnesota Vikings, the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens. Each has a different reason to look at him, and all three point back to the same thing — Bosa still profiles as an above-average starter even if he is no longer the player who came out of the 2016 NFL Draft as the third overall pick.
Minnesota needs another pass rusher after trading Jonathan Greenard to the Philadelphia Eagles, with Andrew Van Ginkel and Dallas Turner listed as starters. San Francisco needs reliable depth because of injuries year after year, and Nick Bosa is recovering from a torn ACL. Baltimore entered the offseason looking to address the pass rush after discussions that included pairing Maxx Crosby with Trey Hendrickson.
Market Pressure For Joey Bosa
Matt Bowen named Bosa the third-best free agent on the market, but the interest has not turned into a deal yet. The gap between his 2025 production and his current market is the story: five sacks, five forced fumbles and a 74.6 grade should still pull attention, yet he remains unsigned while those three teams evaluate their pass-rush options.
For the Vikings, 49ers and Ravens, the question is whether Bosa fits as a starter or a depth add late in free agency. For Bosa, the next contract will decide whether his Buffalo rebound leads to one more starting opportunity or another waiting period.
