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Buffalo Bills trade deadline rumor tracker: Brandon Beane day
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Buffalo Bills general manager has pulled off plenty of moves at the NFL trade deadline in the past. We will see if he makes another move today.
Here we will collect all the Bills-related rumors and information as we approach the 4 p.m. Eastern deadline and beyond. Stay tuned!
Buffalo Bills start trade deadline with $3 million in cap space
The Buffalo Bills have some space to play with at the NFL trade deadline after restructuring Taron Johnson. With about $3 million, they can add one player outright and maybe two if they are low enough on the base salary scale.
How can the Bills open up cap space at the trade deadline?
If they trade away a player as part of the deal, that obviously would add more cap space for them.
There are more levers the Bills could pull to add space in 2025, but they would all be prohibitive for 2026 plans. Restructuring Dawson Knox or Curtis Samuel would likely mean that player is on the team in 2026 at a hefty price. Moving Matt Milano or DaQuan Jones money into the future would just have linger impacts on Buffalo’s cap despite their expiring contracts. An extension for Connor McGovern or David Edwards at this point could open up space with a 2026 guaranteed roster bonus instead of a signing bonus.
Buffalo Bills create cap space with Taron Johnson restructure
On Monday, the Bills restructured cornerback Taron Johnson to move $1.75 million in cap space to future years. It doesn’t seem like much but it is more than the enough to add one player to the roster in a trade if that player is on a rookie contract or making the NFL minimum — and maybe two.
Wide receiver trade targets for the Buffalo Bills
John Metchie was traded from the Philadelphia Eagles to the New York Jets in late October, but the receiver position has been very closed so far. Lots of rumoroed players are in the mix, though.
The two most likely players to me are Rashid Shaheed and Chris Olave of the New Orleans Saints. They are rebuilding in Louisiana and could clear some future cap off their books with the move of Olave. Both could fit in with the Bills current group of receivers and provide something offensive coordinator Joe Brady does not have right now.
A name I haven’t heard much is Adonai Mitchel of the Indianapolis Colts. Yeah, the Colts are more likely to be buyers right now, but Mitchell is buried on their depth chart and the former second-round pick has some value. He has played just 21% of Indy’s snaps in 2025 and could offer a deep threat to the Bills.
The Bills would love to have A.J. Brown on their team, but I don’t see the Philadelphia Eagles having a $40 million dead cap number for a Brown in 2026 unless they get a king’s ransom.
Calvin Ridley of the Tennessee Titans is not an option unless the Titans pay him $10 million to go away and free up the cap space for Buffalo to make the move.
I do not think Brian Thomas Jr. is a realistic option for the 5-3 Jaguars to trade. He’s played more snaps for Jacksonville than any receiver and they are in the thick of the playoff race. But his salary number is very workable for Buffalo.
Defensive tackle trade targets for the Buffalo Bills
The Bills just lost Michael Hoecht for the season and Ed Oliver for at least the vast majority of the season due to injuries. DaQuan Jones is old and dealing with another long-term injury. T.J. Sanders is on injured reserve and DeWayne Carter is done for the year. Buffalo is out of practice squad callups for Zion Logue. They really should add a DT at the deadline and one that could be asked to play a lot of reps.
“They believe there’s a good chance [Oliver] returns, but they are in the trade market, looking for defensive line help to fill the void during this time when they do not have Oliver. Not a ton of big names out there, we will see what the Bills end up coming up with,” said NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport on Sunday.
Would the New York jets trade Quinnen Williams inside the division? What about former Bills DT Harrison Phillips who is also in New Jersey with the Jets?
I think Jeffrey Simmons is on the block from the Tennessee Titans, but that seems very rich for Buffalo at this point. The more likely Titans player would be Sebastian Joseph.
A few other names to watch are Dallas Cowboys first-rounder Mazi Smith, Bengals third-rounder McKinnley Jackson, and Las Vegas Raiders first-rounder Tyree Wilson.
Logan Wilson traded to Cowboys as NFL Trade Deadline day kicks off
The Buffalo Bills have a potential need at linebacker with Shaq Thompson hurt. Dorian Williams, Matt Milano, and Terrel Bernard have all missed time with injuries this season but all three practiced fully last week and had no injury designations.
The first trade of Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline saw the Cincinnati Bengals send 65-game starter Logan Wilson to the Dallas Cowboys.
Jaelen Phillips and pass rushers traded early
On Monday, the Baltimore Ravens acquired OLB Dre’Mont Jones from the Tennessee Titans. Jalen Phillips was sent from the Miami Dolphins to the Philadelphia Eagles. Both could have helped the Bills in the wake of the Michael Hoecht injury.
In October, the San Francisco 49ers grabbed Keion White from the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Chargers traded for Odafe Oweh with the Baltimore Ravens.
Buffalo Bills out of the cornerback market at 2025 trade deadline?
The Bills have had a need at cornerback this offseason following injuries to Dorian Strong, a training camp injury to Maxwell Hairston that caused him to miss the beginning of the season, and sub-par play from Tre’Davious White. With Hairston back and acclimating very fast to the NFL, it’s possible and maybe even likely the Bills stand pat at cornerback with Dane Jackson in reserve and bigger fish to fry. Strong’s prognosis is not good, according to Sean McDermott in early November, but he didn’t elaborate.
Greg Newsome, Roger McCreary, Michael Carter II, and Jaire Alexander were all traded in the last couple weeks at the position.
Cole Bishop and Jordan Hancock may keep the Bills off the phone for safety trade
A few weeks ago, folks were clamoring for a trade at the safety position. I never thought that was likely given Sean McDermott’s expectations at the position are so mentally strenuous. Given the recent play of recently re-signed Jordan Poyer and the surprising leap in second-year safety Cole Bishop, I think the Bills will be quiet at the safety position on trade deadline day. Add in the quick learning of rookie Jordan Hancock, who has played considerable snaps in each of the last two weeks, and the Bills don’t really need depth despite the recent knee surgery for Taylor Rapp.
Kyle Dugger was traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers from the New England Patriots in October. Alohi Gilman was sent from the Chargers to the Ravens.
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