The 2025 NFL trade deadline is approaching.
The Buffalo Bills (4-0) under the watch of general manager Brandon Beane have never been shy around that time.
Could a move with the New Orleans Saints (0-4) be on the docket? It has been suggested.
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Our Friends at Saints Wire laid out a potential trade the two teams could strike ahead of the Nov. 4 trade deadline this season.
The deal surrounds wide receiver Rashid Shaheed.
The full breakdown can be found below:
Unlike Olave, Shaheed is in the final year of his contract, and he’s looking for a payday this March. He should get it. The market for him was just set this summer when the Detroit Lions extended wide receiver Jameson Williams, who was a first-round pick the year Shaheed signed with the Saints as a rookie free agent. And their stats line up surprisingly well:
What sets them apart is their age (Williams is three years younger) and Shaheed’s value on special teams. He’s won All-Pro and Pro Bowl recognition after picking up 756 punt return yards (with 2 touchdowns) and 875 kick return touchdowns. Williams hasn’t returned punts or kickoffs, and it would be up to Shaheed’s new team whether they should expose him in that phase of the game.
As for Williams’ contract? The Detroit Lions signed him to a three-year extension valued at $80 million, averaging out to $26.6 million per year. That’s money the Saints can’t afford to pay without a sure thing at quarterback. Finding a comparable trade is tricky. There’s been a ton of variance in wide receiver valuation lately, but the Saints should ask for more than they just traded to acquire Devaughn Vele (a fourth rounder in 2026 and a seventh-round pick in 2027). If Shaheed left in 2026’s free agency on the same deal Williams signed, they could expected a third-round compensatory draft pick in 2027.
That’s our starting price in trade talks with the Buffalo Bills, who haven’t gotten much out of their punt return squad. Shaheed could be a great weapon for Josh Allen for years to come.
New Orleans gets: 2026 third round pick (projected No. 91)Buffalo gets: WR Rashid Shaheed
We’ll take the comp pick a year earlier and be happy to do so. Buffalo’s quarterbacks coach Ronald Curry has experience with Shaheed from their time together in New Orleans and would probably put in a good word to get this deal across the finish line.
The Bills swung a deadline deal for wide receiver Amari Cooper last season and it came with mixed results. Even so, that should not deter Beane from looking into options.
Shaheed does fit the profile Buffalo’s front office likes. He is versatile and can play both in the slot and outside.
The issue might be the price of a third-round pick. Beane has valued such selections and has done well picking players in those rounds. He might hold off for a later selection but Shaheed is a name to watch.
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This article originally appeared on Bills Wire: Could the Bills swing a trade with the Saints before the deadline?