Rachel Bush is “forever” grateful that her path crossed with Buffalo's Amanda Hyde.
Bush, who is married to Bills safety Jordan Poyer, posted an emotional message on his Instagram Story on Monday to Amanda, the wife of Buffalo safety Micah Hyde, who is about to become a free agent. .
“Since 2017,” President Bush wrote alongside a photo of what appeared to be a hug after the game.
“I love you forever!! @AmandaHyde_.”
The message came a day after the Bills suffered a blowout 27-24 loss to the Chiefs at Orchard Park in the district round.
The Bills are currently in the offseason, but questions have been raised about Hyde's future as the 33-year-old's contract is expiring.
“I have no idea what the future holds right now,” the former Pro Bowler, who signed with the Bills in 2017 after starting his NFL career with the Packers in 2013, said Monday.
“I'm probably going to sit down and talk to my wife and family about it in a couple of weeks or so. But we'll see. I'm not in a hurry, I'm not in a hurry at all,” Hyde said, According to Buffalo News.
Hyde, who has been married to Amanda since 2018, missed most of the 2022 season after suffering a neck injury in Week 2. he had a successful surgery To repair a herniated disc in my neck in October 2022.
Hyde played in the Bills' first eight games of the season, but was surrounded by Stingers in the second half and missed playing time, appearing in 14 games total.
“It was a weekly battle to be on that field again on Sunday. I had a neck injury from surgery. It was good up until the middle, but then the stinger started to go out of whack. It wasn't fun. It hurt a little bit. It hurt. I think I'd be lying if I didn't admit that,” Hyde said.
“There were times this year when I didn't know if I would be able to get back into the field.”
Despite how the season ended, Hyde has nothing but gratitude for the Bills organization and what they accomplished.
“My options are open. I love this organization. I love everything we've been able to accomplish. I woke up this morning and saw a light. I looked back at all the memories I had and thought, oh yeah, yesterday was not enough and that included. But that doesn't mean everything we've accomplished over the years is wasted.”
Like Hyde, Poyer signed with the Bills in 2017 and has been with the team ever since, signing a two-year contract extension last March.
“We really planned when we came here to change this culture and turn this organization into a winning program, and some would argue that we did that. .” Poyer said after the game. Sunday.
“I mean, we've been to the playoffs the last six of the seven years we've been here, which is a feat in itself. Obviously we want to win the Super Bowl, but before we got here, we were here in Buffalo. I mean, a lot of these guys haven't been to the playoffs in 17 years.”
Hyde and Poyer both expressed how their bond extends across disciplines.
“He's my brother. My teammate and my right-hand man,” Poyer said of Hyde, noting, “We are forever indebted to each other.”
