Free agent cornerback Dee Alford plans to sign with the Buffalo Bills on a three-year deal worth up to $21 million, a supply instructed ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on Monday.
The deal consists of $10.12M assured, the supply instructed ESPN.
Alford, 28, had an enormous bounce-back season in 2025. He misplaced his job because the Falcons‘ nickel nook to rookie Billy Bowman in coaching camp however then grew to become an important utility participant within the workforce’s secondary. He crammed in for each beginning outdoors corners, AJ Terrell and Mike Hughes, after they had been injured. And then took over for Bowman late within the season when Bowman suffered a torn Achilles.
In all, Alford had career-high totals in interceptions (3), passes defended (13) and sacks (2) to go together with a compelled fumble and fumble restoration. He ended up beginning seven video games in new defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich’s revamped scheme.
Alford began 11 video games in 2023 because the Falcons’ common nickel nook with no interceptions and 11 passes defended. In complete, Alford has began 23 video games over 4 seasons.
The Falcons signed Alford, a Mississippi native who grew up in Griffin, Georgia native, in 2022. Alford had beforehand performed two seasons with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL. He began for the Blue Bombers throughout their Grey Cup-winning season in 2021. Alford went undrafted out of Division II Tusculum.
ESPN’s Marc Raimondi contributed to this report.
