The Buffalo Bills signed Shaq Thompson to a one-year contract in providing the veteran linebacker an opportunity to continue his career after two injury-shortened seasons.

The Bills announced they signed veteran and former Carolina Panthers linebacker Shaq Thompson, and probably means the end is near for another Bills linebacker.

When fully healthy, linebacker Shaq Thompson was considered one of the better off-ball linebackers in the NFC for the Carolina Panthers. Originally a first-round pick from the 2015 NFL Draft, Thompson found great success early in his career playing with future Hall-of-Famer Luke Kuechly and Thomas Davis.