Joey Bosa recovering from calf injury, expects to be ready for training camp
Buffalo Bills defensive end Joey Bosa is working his way back from a calf injury he suffered during a team workout in May.
Bosa said he's being cautious in sitting out mandatory minicamp practice, but he believes he'll be full go by training camp in July, Ryan O'Halloran of The Buffalo News reported Wednesday.
The ex-Los Angeles Chargers sack artist did, however, work out in front of reporters in Orchard Park on Wednesday, putting his recovery progress on display.
Here's Joey Bosa working with a resistance rope and attachment pic.twitter.com/T9tg4SQUFI
- Sal Capaccio (@SalSports) June 11, 2025
Bills DE Joey Bosa did a little more work on the side today. Bosa is dealing with a calf injury. pic.twitter.com/IzJlEln7o3
- Josh Reed (@4JoshReed) June 11, 2025
Bosa turned a new page when he joined the Bills this spring, except he's still fighting the narrative that he can't stay healthy.
The 29-year-old, who will turn 30 in July, hasn't played a full season since 2019. In the last three seasons alone, Bosa has missed 23 regular-season games. And, although he missed only three regular-season games in 2024, he recorded a mere 22 total tackles and just five sacks. His 39 pressures ranked tied for 46th among all edge players last season, according to Pro Football Focus.
The Chargers, who drafted Bosa No. 3 overall out of Ohio State in 2016, released the five-time Pro Bowler in March.
He then signed a one-year, $12.61 million contract with the Bills, with $12 million of that deal guaranteed. Buffalo is hoping Bosa can stay healthy and rediscover at least some of the success he enjoyed early in his career with the Chargers.
Bosa stacked four double-digit sack seasons out west, including one as recent as 2021. Now he'll have a chance to play for an AFC contender that's been pounding on the door of the Super Bowl the last few years.
Bosa was part of just one playoff win in his nine seasons with the Chargers. The Bills have made it to the AFC championship twice in the past five seasons.
Buffalo released veteran pass rusher Von Miller this offseason and added Bosa. The Bills are betting on Bosa to supplement the efforts of younger defensive ends Greg Rousseau and A.J. Epenesa.