Blockbuster Bills Trade Proposal Sends $135M Edge Rusher to Buffalo

Bills would tighten grip on division

Davenport noted that Buffalo’s “grip on the AFC East” is loosening with the rise of the Miami Dolphins. It took five straight wins at the end of last season – including a final victory over the Dolphins – for the Bills to win the division, and Davenport suggested the Bills could be even more vulnerable after the departure of leading passer Leonard Floyd .

“There has been a lot of talk about the team’s receiver situation following the departures of Stefon Diggs and Gabe Davis. But the Bills also have a potential weakness on defense,” Davenport wrote. “Only one Buffalo player eclipsed 10 sacks last season: Leonard Floyd, who is now in San Francisco. Buffalo’s projected starters (Gregory Rousseau and AJ Epenesa) combined for just 11.5 sacks a year ago.

If the Bills hope to finally crack a competitive conference and reach the Super Bowl, they’ll have to face some top quarterbacks like Patrick Mahomes and Joe Burrow, Davenport added. Trading for Bosa could give the Bills a significant boost in that aspect, he wrote.

Davenport added that Bosa, the four-time Pro Bowler who landed a $135 million contract in 2020, appears to be past the foot injury that plagued him last season.

“But Joey Bosa is significantly younger than (Von) Miller when the team acquired him, and he has participated in voluntary workouts – a good sign that the foot injury that destroyed his 2023 campaign is behind him,” he wrote.

“Getting Bosa’s contract on the books would take some wrangling, but Brandon Beane is as shrewd a general manager as there is in the NFL. It’s a risky play, but one that could pay off big if the Bills get the Bosa who made three consecutive Pro Bowls from 2019 to 2021.”

Bills hoping for bounce-back season for Von Miller

While the Bills would have the draft picks needed to land Bosa after landing a second-round pick in the Diggs trade and amassing more by trading up twice in the first round of this year’s NFL Draft, the team could also seek internal help to move on. rushing.

Although Miller had the worst season of his career in 2023 while returning from a torn ACL, there are indications the All-Pro passer could return to form this year. Syracuse.com reporter Matt Parrino noted that Miller looked sharp in practice this week, showing some of his old form.

“The speed, burst and curvature is something that just hasn’t been the same for Miller since he tore his ACL on Thanksgiving in 2022,” Parrino wrote. “He said he couldn’t practice last season without a knee brace, which he ditched this offseason and during OTAs. Miller still wants to play a few more seasons, and he showed some signs Tuesday — albeit in an unpadded practice — that that might be possible.