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Bills Add Muscle: Fullback Battle Shakes Up Offseason

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Buffalo Bills bolster their 2026 roster with versatile fullback Ben VanSumeren, adding depth to a position left vacant by Reggie Gilliams departure. After a knee injury sidelined him in 2025, VanSumeren is now healthy and ready to block for the Bills ground game. The teams recent acquisition of undrafted free agent Jackson Acker from Wisconsin adds another layer to the fullback battle, keeping fans and analysts on the edge of their seats as the Bills gear up for their offseason grind.

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Bills Add Muscle: Fullback Battle Shakes Up Offseason

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Buffalo Bills News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Bills Add Muscle: Fullback Battle Shakes Up Offseason. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

On April 29, the Buffalo Bills just added some muscle to their 2026 roster, signing Linebacker Turned Fullback, Ben Van Samarron to A, one year deal on April 4. This 6 foot 2, 231 pound beast brings versatility after playing both ways for the Philadelphia Eagles. Earlier this week, Van Sumer and Switched to Fullback Duty starting in the 2025 season, but a knee injury sideline to him after just one game. Now he's healthy and ready to block for Buffalo's ground game. Fans and analysts are buzzing since the Bills let long time fullback, Regigilium hit free agency and join the New England Patriots. That move left the gap at the position, sparking questions about their blocking back plans. Right after the 2026 draft, Buffalo grabbed undrafted free agent Jackson Acker from Wisconsin to fill in. Ben Samarron's arrival adds another layer, keeping everyone guessing on who sticks as the main guy. With these moves stacking up, the Bills left prime to pound the rock watch.

As Fullback battle shaped, they're off-season grind.

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