EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Newly acquired Bills safety Amani Hooker is adamant he'll make his debut Sunday at the Jets.The Bills acquired Hooker and a fifth-round draft pick from the Titans in the final hours before Tuesday's NFL trade deadline, sending a second-rounder to Tennessee in return.Hooker, who has an NFL-best five interceptions this season, arrived in Buffalo late Tuesday and was on the field for the Bills' walkthrough practice Wednesday.He said he's confident he'll be able to pick up defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard's scheme by kickoff vs. the Jets."At the end of the day, it's football," he said Wednesday. "Every team runs Cover 4. Every team runs Cover 2 and Cover 3. So it's really just about terminology and what they call different things and how they play certain looks."I'm going to play on Sunday. I'll be ready to go."Hooker joins a Bills secondary ranked 29th in pass defense. Coach Joe Brady said the decision to trade for him was not an indictment of Damar Hamlin, the safety Hooker is expected to replace. But Hooker still arrives in Buffalo amid ongoing concerns about back-end communication and play-making skills.Whatever concerns exist in Buffalo, it's still a long way from Tennessee.Hooker trades a 1-7 record with the Titans for a 7-1 mark with the Bills. Reflecting on his final weeks with the Titans - he was named a captain, logged three interceptions against Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals, was the subject of trade rumors where the Titans were reportedly unwilling to deal him and then ultimately was traded anyway -- Hooker struck a diplomatic tone."It's just negotiation, you know," he said. "They're all talking to teams, very similar in contract negotiations. They're trying get the best for everybody. And I understand the Titans by saying 'Amani Hooker's no go.' But at the end of the day, I'm ready for whatever comes."Hooker said he was in communication with the Titans' front office while he saw the trade rumors swirling on social media. He said he understands what a general manager's job is and didn't express any frustration or ill will toward the organization with whom he'd spent his first eight pro seasons.Now, Hooker's looking forward."It's amazing," he said. "That's literally all I can say. Because I've been on a team that hasn't been winning. So I'm obviously very grateful for the Titans and what they did for me. But in the past, we haven't been winning. And to be on a team that's putting up points with a quarterback and offensive guys that are on fire, and a great defense, I'm just excited to be here."
