Overview
- Bills general manager Brandon Beane said the team will be “as aggressive as ever” looking to add defensive pieces ahead of the NFL trade deadline.
- Buffalo has been making calls on safeties and cornerbacks and is actively exploring trades to shore up a secondary that analysts view as a team weakness.
- The Jacksonville trade for Jessie Bates removed one top safety from the market and narrowed the pool of veteran options the Bills can target.
- A proposed blockbuster pitch to acquire Eagles linebacker Zach Baun would cost a 2027 second‑round pick and carry a roughly $51 million, three‑year contract that would be hard to absorb given Buffalo’s tight cap space.
- Beane signaled he may wait until after the Bills’ Monday night game to press for final talks, leaving limited time before the Tuesday 4:00 p.m. Eastern deadline for any major move.