Micah Hyde Returning? Buffalo Bills GM Brandon Beane Provides Update on Decision
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The Buffalo Bills have lost some cultural mainstays this offseason, but one familiar face is still on the fence.
Bills free agent safety Micah Hyde is not currently under contract and has a decision to make. Should he choose to keep playing, the Bills appear to be only team he's willing to play for, per recent comments from GM Brandon Beane. However, the veteran has also dealt with multiple neck injuries and could be nearing retirement.
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Beane spoke about Hyde's decision-making process during a recent Bills fan event in a video captured by Trainwreck Sports.
“Micah has not made a 100 percent decision on what he’s doing," Beane said. "He’s taking his time. He’s enjoying his family time. He told me, he said ‘Brandon, I don’t know if I could play anywhere else, and I’m not 100 percent sure if I want to play.’”
Hyde was a fifth-round pick by the Green Bay Packers in 2013, but joined the Bills in 2017 after four years in Lambeau. He's played with Buffalo ever since, but the 33-year-old is approaching what would be his 12th season in the league.
“He’s obviously had some neck things that have popped up on him in his time here. I think he’s just making a family decision right now, he hasn’t come to a decision and we don’t need a decision," Beane said. "So if at some point he says he wants to come play, if we see a fit, you’d never turn down bringing a Micah Hyde back.”
Buffalo has already lost Tre'Davious White, Jordan Poyer and Dane Jackson in the secondary. If Hyde doesn't return, it will have been an offseason remember given the major departures.
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