Leonard Floyd is eager to begin working with his new San Francisco 49ers coaches and teammates. In free agency, the team signed the former Buffalo Bills and Los Angeles Rams pass rusher to line up opposite star defensive end Nick Bosa, providing a boost to a defensive front that was inconsistent in 2023.
Floyd explained the reasons he signed with the 49ers on a Zoom call Monday Leonard Floyd is next in line as the edge rusher hand-picked by the San Francisco 49ers to take pressure off Nick Bosa.
Leonard Floyd is very familiar with going up against the San Francisco 49ers' offense. As a member of the Los Angeles Rams from 2020 to 2022, Floyd faced the Niners seven times across the regular season and postseason.
The rich get richer. When the San Francisco 49ers signed former Buffalo Bills defensive end Leonard Floyd, one of the most dominant and swarming pass rushes in the NFL became even more formidable.
Former Buffalo Bills defensive end Leonard Floyd has become the San Francisco 49ers' most significant free-agent acquisition thus far this offseason. While the 31-year-old pass rusher had multiple suitors, the Bay Area team emerged as the most aggressive in its pursuit.
The San Francisco 49ers officially announced several roster moves today. Among them was the signing of defensive end Leonard Floyd to a two-year deal.
The San Francisco 49ers are attempting to use free agency to counteract what went awry in the Super Bowl.
The 49ers picked up two edge rushers on Day 1 of free agency. While the first few hours were pretty quiet, the San Francisco 49ers ultimately made a pair of moves on the first day of free agency, signing two edge rushers: Leonard Floyd and Yetur Gross-Matos.
Veteran pass rusher Leonard Floyd agreed to a two-year, $20 million deal with the San Francisco 49ers, according to multiple reports on Monday. Floyd matched his career high of 10.5 sacks for the Buffalo Bills last season.
The Buffalo Bills will reportedly be losing Leonard Floyd to the San Francisco 49ers after the news of his eventual signing broke Monday, but coach Sean McDermott and staff have been able to retain one of their top pass-rushers to combat the loss.
The shakeups around the NFL continue as the 2024 free agency period gets underway. On Monday afternoon, the news of free agency signings was fast and furious.
The 49ers are bringing in a player who has done what they weren’t quite able to do last season.
NFL Media insider Ian Rapoport reports that the San Francisco 49ers are signing defensive end Leonard Floyd to a two-year, $20 million deal with $12 million guaranteed in year one.
The San Francisco 49ers have agreed to sign Buffalo Bills edge rusher Leonard Floyd, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. It’s a big move to bolster the 49ers’ defensive front, especially after the team just released defensive lineman Arik Armstead due to his refusal to take a pay cut.
The New York Giants amassed a grand total of 34 sacks this past season, so obviously, they need help with their pass rush.
Buffalo's cost-cutting moves set the Bills up nicely to make a splash in the 2025 offseason. Even so, GM Brandon Beane should be able to spend a little more when free agency opens next week by making a few more cuts and contract restructurings.
The Los Angeles Rams amassed a grand total of 41 sacks this past season, which ranked in the bottom third of the NFL.
As AC/DC once said, money talks. That may be the case in Western New York, but the conversation is hardly above a whisper for the Buffalo Bills. Sitting more than $51 million over the salary cap, the Bills might be forced to say goodbye to some of the prominent faces from their recent run of prosperity.
Edge Rusher is at the top of the Los Angeles Rams needs heading into the 2024 season. They finished 2023 as the 8th worst pass-rushing team in the league with an 18.9 percent pressure rate and a good chunk of that (41 percent) came from their interior pass rushers.
Buffalo Bills linebacker Leonard Floyd is getting set to hit free agency this spring, and while he would like to remain with the Bills, he understands circumstances may play out differently.
The next domino has fallen with respect to veteran edge rushers landing new contracts deep into free agency.
It’s safe to assume the Detroit Lions are tenaciously resolute about not having the worst defense in the NFL again in 2023. After revamping their secondary, the Lions’ attention has likely shifted toward fixing the front seven.
Floyd, 30, has been among the most consistent pass rushers in the NFL over the past several seasons. He recorded at least nine sacks in each of his three seasons with the Rams after coming over on a free-agent deal from the Chicago Bears back in 2020.
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