Bills sign QB Ben DiNucci after Shane Buechele’s neck injury

Field Level Media|published: 08/12/2024, 4:17pm EDT

Aug 26, 2023; Denver, Colorado, USA; Denver Broncos quarterback Ben DiNucci (6) warms up before the game against the Los Angeles Rams at Empower Field at Mile High. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports

The Buffalo Bills on Monday signed Ben DiNucci to serve as their third-string quarterback after Shane Buechele injured his neck in Saturday's preseason game against the Chicago Bears.

Buechele went 6-for-10 passing for 53 yards and an interception in Buffalo's 33-6 loss to Chicago. Bills coach Sean McDermott did not reveal the extent of the injury but said Buechele played through it.

Now the 26-year-old will miss an "extended amount of time."

Buechele, who split his collegiate career between Texas and SMU, was a backup quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2021 and 2022 prior to signing with Buffalo's practice squad in August 2023. He has yet to enter a regular-season game.

DiNucci, 27, is best known for playing three games and making one start for the Dallas Cowboys in 2020, after Dak Prescott suffered an ankle fracture and dislocation.

DiNucci completed 23 of 43 passes for 219 yards in those three games and hasn't played a regular-season game since. He's since played in the XFL and served as a practice-squad player for the Denver Broncos.

--Field Level Media