The ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2019, defensive end for the Buffalo Bills, Gregory Rousseau’s fifth-year option has been exercised by the team, according to a report by Peter Schrager of Fox Sports and NFL Network. This move ensures that the Bills will retain the talented defensive end for another season. Rousseau was selected in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft as the 30th overall pick. The former First-team All-ACC player will earn $13.4 million guaranteed in the final year of his rookie contract, as reported by Pro Football Talk.
During the previous season, Rousseau appeared in all sixteen games, tallying five sacks, eighteen quarterback hits, and 12 tackles for loss. Throughout his career, he has accumulated 129 tackles, 17 sacks, 3 forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, one interception, and 12 passes defended.
