Former Buffalo Bills offensive tackle Bobby Hart will continue his NFL career as the Seattle Seahawks signed him to their practice squad on Thursday.
Hart, 32, signed with the Seahawks this offseason, but Seattle ended up releasing him as part of its final roster cuts on Sunday.
Hart Spent a Few Seasons With the Bills
The New York Giants drafted Hart with the 226th overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft and spent three seasons there before heading to the Cincinnati Bengals.
Hart signed a one-year deal with the Bills in March of 2021, but he didn’t make it past the final roster cuts that season. Buffalo brought him back to the practice squad in September that year, but released him in early December.
The Bills then re-signed Hart in April 2022, and he appeared in 15 games for Buffalo that season.
Many Bills fans probably remember Hart’s name because the NFL suspended him for a game after he hit a Tennessee Titans coach in early September 2022.
“As both teams were heading to the tunnel, you walked directly across the field to seek out your opponent, vice president of football operations Jon Runyan, wrote in 2022, via ESPN’s Alaina Getzenberg. “You approached him near the end zone, and a coach had to hold you back as others shook hands.
“Once you and your opponent were in the end zone near the tunnel, you confronted him and immediately swung at him with a closed fist, striking the head of a Tennessee coach. Your aggressive conduct could have caused serious injury and clearly does not reflect the high standards of sportsmanship expected of a professional.”
Hart has appeared in 108 games, starting 75 in his career. He also played for the Titans and Los Angeles Chargers.
Bills Signed a Veteran Offensive Tackle to Their Practice Squad
While the Bills saw one of their former offensive tackles head to another team’s practice squad, they did their own work by signing a veteran offensive tackle to the practice squad on Monday.
The Bills signed Jedrick Wills Jr., who spent five seasons with the Cleveland Browns and this offseason with the Chicago Bears.
Cleveland drafted Wills in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft out of Alabama, and he started well, helping the Browns make the playoffs that season, but his career took a downturn after that.
Wills struggled to stay healthy and appeared in only 13 games over his last two seasons in Cleveland, from 2023 to 2024. He suffered an MCL injury in the 2023 season that didn’t fully heal before 2024, limiting him to just five games.
The 27-year-old left tackle didn’t play in the NFL last season as he was recovering from his knee injury.
Chicago took a chance on Wills this offseason, and now the Bills will be taking theirs to see if he has anything left in the tank to give to Buffalo.
Ex-Bills 32-Year-Old OT Signed by Seahawks Heading Into Regular Season