The Buffalo Bills traded for safety Amani Hooker earlier this week and were apparently in on two other big names who were eventually moved before the NFL trade deadline.
In Adam Schefter and Ian Rapoport’s trade deadline notebook, they wrote on Buffalo’s interest in Jordan Davis and Jessie Bates, both of whom were dealt to the Jaguars:
“The Jaguars and Bills will be in competition to represent the AFC in the Super Bowl, but both were in competition for some of the same players ahead of Tuesday’s trade
deadline.
The two teams that were most aggressive in trading for Eagles defensive tackle Jordan Davis were the Bills and Jaguars, who wound up trading a first- and second-round pick to the Eagles.
The two teams most aggressive for former Falcons safety Jessie Bates also were the Bills and Jaguars, who traded second- and fifth-round picks to Atlanta.”
They later went on to write that after the Jaguars trades, the Bills pivoted to Cardinals safety Budda Baker and Hooker.
Time will tell if Jacksonville or Buffalo made the right decisions at this year’s deadline.
How do you feel about this report from the league’s two biggest insiders? Do you wish the Bills swung a deal for Davis and/or Bates or are you glad Brandon Beane and Co. landed on Hooker?
