Bills re-sign Otis Reese IV, release rookie fullback Jackson Acker
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 17, 2026, 3:30 PM
Last updated Aug 17, 2026
The Buffalo Bills have re-signed linebacker Otis Reese IV just three days after releasing him. The team cut rookie fullback Jackson Acker, who played sparingly in his first preseason game. Reese originally joined the Bills on August 6 when Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles was placed on injured reserve. After being released to accommodate a roster move, Reese is back with the team in his third stint. Acker, undrafted out of Wisconsin, had limited playing time against the Carolina Panthers before his release.
- •Otis Reese IV re-signs with the Bills after a short absence.
- •Jackson Acker is released following limited preseason action.
- •Reese has now had three stints with Buffalo in less than a year.
- •Acker was undrafted and signed as a free agent after college.
- •Bills seek to fill the fullback spot after Reggie Gilliam's departure.
- 3:30 PMYahoo Sports — Buffalo Bills re-sign player 3 days after releasing him, cut rookie fullback
"The Bills brought Otis Reese IV back just three days after releasing him and cut rookie fullback Jackson Acker after one preseason game.
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