Five-time Pro-Bowl defensive end Joey Bosa reached agreement Tuesday night on a one-year, $12.6 million deal with the Buffalo Bills, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter

The Chargers released the 29-year-old Bosa on March 5, cutting ties with their longest-tenured player and one of the best in franchise history.

They selected him with the No. 3 pick in the 2016 draft, and he made an immediate impact. He was named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year that season, posting 10.5 sacks and 17 tackles for loss. He made four Pro Bowls in his first six seasons and set an NFL record by recording 19 sacks in his first 20 games.

The Chargers rewarded him with a five-year, $135 million contract extension in 2020, a deal that at the time was the richest for a defensive player in NFL history.

But injuries have plagued him since; he’s played in just 28 games over the last three seasons.

Still, Bosa was selected to his fifth Pro Bowl in 2024 — albeit as an alternate — and his 14 games played were his most since 2021. When healthy, he’s remained an effective pass rusher; in the Chargers’ playoff loss to the Houston Texans in January, he had a team-high six pressures and one sack.

For his career, Bosa has totaled 343 tackles, 157 quarterback hits, 87 tackles for loss, 17 forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries in 107 regular-season games. His 72 career sacks rank second in franchise history behind Leslie O’Neal (105.5).