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Hometown kid signs with hometown team; Joe Andreessen inks 1-year deal with Buffalo Bills as UDFA

Former UB graduate-student was invited to rookie minicamp on try-out basis
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ORCHARD PARK, NY. (WKBW) — Depew native, Lancaster High School alum, and former University at Buffalo football player Joe Andreessen has signed a one-year deal with the Buffalo Bills.

The Bills officially announced the roster move on Saturday evening. Andreessen was invited to Buffalo Bills Rookie Minicamp on a try-out basis and will sign as an undrafted free agent.

This past season at Buffalo, Andreessen had 90 total tackles, 12 of them for a loss, and one sack to go along with it.

While at Lancaster High School, Andreessen stood out on the football team, earning two all-state linebacker honors for the Legends before committing to play college football at Bryant University.

While at Bryant, he set a school record in 2022 with 116 total tackles, earning FCS All-American honors that season.

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