Mike Edwards signs one-year contract with Buffalo Bills

Photo by Ryan Kang/Getty ImagesFree-agent safety Mike Edwards has signed a one-year contract with the Buffalo Bills, a day after news first broke of his visit with the team on Monday.

The Bills had been on a search to find a replacement for safety Micah Hyde — who manned what’s long been termed the free-safety (FS) role, acting as the center fielder on defense.

In Edwards, Buffalo lands a seasoned veteran with plenty of playoff experience as a two-time Super Bowl-winning safety for both the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2020 season) and Kansas City Chiefs (2023 season). The Bills were one of several teams who Edwards paid visits, ultimately choosing the opportunity in front of him with One Bills…