Bills add center Sincere Haynesworth, a Buffalo native who starred at Tulane

The Buffalo Bills have signed center Sincere Haynesworth, a move that adds offensive line depth ahead of the team’s final preseason game. Haynesworth, who was born in Buffalo, is the latest addition to a position group the Bills have treated as a priority for evaluation during training camp and the preseason window.

Haynesworth’s football path began far from the Bills’ stadium. After being born in Buffalo, he played high school football at Pearland High School, located in Pearland, Texas, just outside the Houston metro area. From there, he attended Tulane University, where he played from 2019 through 2023, a full college stretch that gave him multiple seasons of experience in a competitive collegiate environment.

For Buffalo, signing Haynesworth is primarily about roster construction and contingency planning. Centers sit at the center of line communication, snap timing, and protection calls, and the preseason is often when teams look to identify whether additional linemen can quickly pick up systems and adjust to NFL-level tempo. The Bills’ decision to bring in a center specifically underscores that the team wants reliable options as it trims down and continues to evaluate formations across both the run and pass game.

The transaction also ties into how NFL teams manage the last preseason round. Depth signings at this stage are not unusual, especially when coaching staffs are balancing game-plan work with the need to keep every position stocked with viable backups. In that sense, Haynesworth’s signing functions as both an opportunity for him to earn further reps and a safety net for Buffalo’s internal depth chart heading into the regular season.

Tulane’s program has produced offensive linemen who are accustomed to a variety of schemes and responsibilities, and Haynesworth’s five-year college tenure suggests he has had time to develop fundamentals and versatility. While the Bills’ move is about immediate depth, it also offers the player a chance to translate those college experiences to the professional game, where consistency under pressure and reliability in the middle of the line are essential.

What to watch next is how the Bills deploy Haynesworth in preseason action. The most meaningful indicators will be how quickly he handles the center role, including snap execution and recognition-based blocking adjustments. Buffalo’s coaches will also be looking for cohesion with the surrounding linemen and whether Haynesworth can provide a stable run-pass baseline even when the team mixes personnel groups in the final preseason outings.