Bills re-sign Damar Hamlin one-year deal

Bills bring back safety Damar Hamlin on a one-year contract

Buffalo has re-signed safety Damar Hamlin to a one-year deal, the team announced. Hamlin’s 2025 season ended early due to a pectoral injury that limited his availability.

The signing keeps Hamlin in a Bills role as he works to return and remain part of the team’s defensive plans going forward.

Why the re-signing matters

Hamlin is a known piece of Buffalo’s secondary, so bringing him back affects both:

• depth and continuity in the defensive backfield
• special-teams and scheme planning, where reliability and continuity can matter as training camp begins

Because his prior season was cut short by injury, the one-year structure also suggests the Bills are managing risk while still valuing his impact.

What to watch next

The immediate storyline is his offseason health and how quickly he can get back to full practice.

Key questions going into the season include:

• how his pectoral injury affects conditioning and range of motion
• whether he can regain full reps as the team ramps up

For now, the most concrete update is straightforward: Buffalo has committed to Hamlin for one more season after his 2025 injury sidelined him.