A player that could be worth watching on the Buffalo Bills‘ new-look defense in 2026 could be defensive tackle Ed Oliver.
The team fired head coach Sean McDermott at the end of the 2025 season and that means someone else will be tabbed to run the defensive side of the ball next season. Defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard was hired to do that job in 2026 and his scheme will be a change of identity for the Bills.
With that switch up in Buffalo, Leonhard said during spring practices that Oliver is a player that could benefit.”
Ed Oliver describes the transition to a new defense like a big breakup.
“Everything you did in the last relationship… throw that out”#Billsmafiapic.twitter.com/NfvHNHIJvp
— Thad Brown (@thadbrown7) May 26, 2026
This article originally appeared on Bills Wire: Bills’ Ed Oliver has unique comparison for Jim Leonhard’s new defense