Packers lose safety Hyde to Bills in free agency

Packers lose safety Hyde to Bills in free agency

Published Mar. 9, 2017 5:55 p.m. ET

The Green Bay Packers were expected to try and solidify their secondary this offseason

They now have a little more work to do.

Safety Micah Hyde, an unrestricted free agent, signed a five-year deal with the Buffalo Bills on Thursday, the start of the league year and the kickoff to free agency. The contract is worth about $30 million, with about $14 million in guarantees, a person with direct knowledge of the contract told The Associated Press. The person spoke to The AP on the condition of anonymity because the Bills have not announced the contract's details.



A fifth-round pick in 2013, Hyde recording 55 or more tackles in each of his four seasons. This past year, Hyde showed off his versatility by playing all over the Packers' secondary and appearing on 817 defensive snaps. In the last three years, Hyde has 22 passes defensed and eight interceptions.

In four seasons with the Packers, Hyde played in 63 games with 227 tackles, 24 passes defensed, eight interception and four sacks.

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The Associated Press contributed to this report

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