Mike Danna is a Michigan-bred edge defender who joined the Buffalo Bills in 2026 after six seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs.
Mike Danna spent the first six years of his career as a dependable rotational edge rusher for the Chiefs, contributing to multiple Super Bowl runs. Released by Kansas City in early 2026, he signed with Buffalo on a one-year deal. The Bills are shifting to a 3-4 scheme, where the 257-pound Danna projects to fill an outside linebacker role.
Path to the league
Danna transferred to Michigan, where he played as a part-time starter, before the Kansas City Chiefs selected him in the fifth round of the 2020 NFL Draft. He spent six seasons in Kansas City as a reliable depth piece on the defensive line.
2025 season
Danna made 15 appearances with 14 starts for the Chiefs in 2025, totaling 25 tackles, one sack, one interception and one pass deflection. The Chiefs released him on February 24, 2026, and the Bills signed him to a one-year contract to add edge depth as Buffalo transitions to a 3-4 defense.
Sources
- Fox Rochester: Bills sign former Chiefs edge rusher Mike Danna to one-year contract
- ESPN: Mike Danna player page
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Defense
15 games played▶Defense · career
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | SACK | INT | FF | FR | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | chiefs | 15 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | chiefs | 13 | 41 | 20 | 3.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | chiefs | 16 | 50 | 32 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | chiefs | 13 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | chiefs | 17 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | chiefs | 13 | 25 | 16 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Defensive End
- Group
- defense
- College
- Michigan
- Hometown
- Detroit, MI, USA
- Age
- 28
- Status
- active
