The Bills are back in the Alex Carrington business.
The defensive tackle was a third-round pick of the team in 2010 and spent four years on their defensive line before making the move to the Rams as a free agent last year. The Bills changed coaching staffs during the offseason and Carrington came in for a visit with Rex Ryan’s crew that led to the reunion.
Carrington played defensive end in a three-man front during his last stint with the Bills and could be in the mix for a similar role given Ryan’s past preference for that front. With Kyle Williams, Marcell Dareus, Mario Williams and Jerry Hughes all back in Buffalo, there are a lot of ways for Buffalo to go on the defensive line. Carrington will also figure into special teams with six blocked kicks highlighting his first tour with the Bills.
Signing Carrington, who was an unrestricted free agent after playing out his contract in St. Louis, before May 12 will work against the Bills in the compensatory pick formula for next year’s draft.