The Buffalo Bills have acquired safety Amani Hooker from the Tennessee Titans in exchange for a 2027 second-round draft pick, according to multiple reports, with Buffalo also receiving a 2027 fifth-round pick in the deal. Hooker's agency confirmed the trade to The Tennessean on Tuesday afternoon, about 90 minutes before the NFL's trade deadline.
Hooker, 28, leads the NFL with five interceptions through seven games this season, returning them for 114 yards, including a 92-yard return. He has spent all eight seasons of his career in Tennessee since the Titans drafted him in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL Draft out of Iowa, and he has 17 career interceptions.
The deal comes in the finest season of Hooker's career. He signed a three-year, $40.5 million extension with Tennessee in September 2025 and is under contract through 2028, with no guaranteed money remaining after this season.
For Buffalo, the move adds a ball-hawking safety to a defense backing a 7-1 team that stands alone atop the AFC after Monday night's 23-6 win over Minnesota. The Bills had first pursued Arizona Cardinals safety Budda Baker before being rebuffed and pivoting to Hooker, according to NFL Network's Jordan Schultz. Hooker is the second big-name safety traded this week, after Jacksonville acquired Falcons Pro Bowler Jesse Bates.
The Titans, at 1-7, continue to stockpile draft capital for a rebuild under general manager Mike Borgonzi and coach Robert Saleh. Tennessee traded four-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons to the Chicago Bears on Oct. 29 for two first-round picks, and now holds two first-round picks and two second-round picks in 2027, along with two first-round selections in 2028.
