Why Jordan Poyer feels happy and at home in Buffalo, wants to finish his career with the Bills

The former seventh round pick out of the 2013 NFL Draft still believes his crew has a lot left in their tanks. Even though last season was riddled with injuries, Poyer looks back on 2022 and believes he is a better man and player because of everything the team went through.

“Last year was probably the hardest year I’ve probably ever had to go through, mentally and physically,” Poyer shared. “When Micah (Hyde) went down, it was really hard. That’s my right-hand man. And then, you’re playing with – just it almost seemed like a different lineup all the time. And then dealing with the injuries that I was dealing with on top of that… it was a lot of pressure, it was a lot of stress. But at the same time, I wouldn’t have changed it at all.”

Poyer knows there will be some change this season without Leslie Frazier calling the defensive plays, but he thinks his teammates will be able to bounce back.

“Frazier’s somebody who gave me a lot of trust and gave me a lot of confidence in myself,” Poyer said of what Frazier has done for his NFL career. “He will definitely be missed, but he’d be one of the first to tell you this is a business and the NFL train is going to keep running whether you’re here or not. And we’re going to have to figure out ways, and I have no doubts. We have some great players on our team, Sean (McDermott) is still a helluva defensive coordinator, a helluva defensive coach, defensive-minded coach and we added some new pieces and some very smart coaches that are coming in that I’m excited to work with moving forward.”