Bills sign LB Preston Brown, their 3rd-round pick

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - The Buffalo Bills have signed their third-round draft pick, linebacker Preston Brown.

The deal was announced Saturday, about an hour before the Bills opened a three-day rookie minicamp.

Brown was drafted with the 73rd pick out of Louisville. Brown was a three-year starter and had a career-best 4½ sacks last season.

He becomes the fourth of Buffalo’s seven picks to sign.

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