{"id":222567,"date":"2025-07-20T18:04:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T18:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/222567\/"},"modified":"2025-07-20T18:04:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T18:04:11","slug":"bills-saints-connected-in-tyrann-mathieu-trade-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/222567\/","title":{"rendered":"Bills, Saints Connected In Tyrann Mathieu Trade Talks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The New Orleans Saints and Buffalo Bills enter the 2025 season with drastically different expectations, and this could lead to a Tyrann Mathieu trade. Once considered to be one of the game\u2019s elite defensive backs, the former third-round pick has slowed down in recent years but remains a solid starter. Starting and appearing in 17 games last year, Mathieu finished the season with three interceptions, seven passes defended, 62 tackles, and a 60.5 PFF grade, the 66th-best mark out of 98 eligible safeties.<\/p>\n<p>Now entering his age-33 season, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/25226039-1-trade-each-nfl-team-should-consider-2025-season-starts\" target=\"_blank\">Bleacher Report\u2019s Matt Holder<\/a> believes the Saints should trade Tyrann Mathieu to the Buffalo Bills for whatever they can get.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Buffalo Bills are one of the few teams that have close to a complete roster, though safety remains a question mark,\u201d Holder writes. \u201c\u2026so, if the rebuilding Saints are willing to put the 33-year-old on the trade block, Brandon Beane should give Mickey Loomis a call.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-240283\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Saints-Trade-Tyrann-Mathieu-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Saints Trade Tyrann Mathieu\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\"  \/>Dec 29, 2024; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; New Orleans Saints safety Tyrann Mathieu (32) reacts to a play against the Las Vegas Raiders during the second half at Caesars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images<br \/>\nBills, Saints Connected In Tyrann Mathieu Trade Talks<\/p>\n<p>The New Orleans Saints have every reason to trade Tyrann Mathieu to the highest bidder, even if it only results in a late-round pick. After years of kicking the can down the road and trying to tread water without Drew Brees, the bill has finally come due. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/05\/12\/saints-could-trade-alvin-kamara-following-derek-carrs-retirement\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Derek Carr\u2019s retirement<\/a> was the straw that broke the camel\u2019s back, forcing the Saints and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/06\/06\/kellen-moore-saints-chris-olave-trade-rumors\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">first-year head coach Kellen Moore<\/a> to embrace a rebuild.<\/p>\n<p>This season should be all about finding players who could be foundational pieces for the future, and Mathieu doesn\u2019t fit that bill. As mentioned above, he\u2019s still a decent player, but he\u2019s on the wrong side of 30 and will likely be done with his career by the time the Saints are ready to compete. Even if Tyrann Mathieu can fend off Father Time, he\u2019ll be a free agent after this season, so the Saints should trade him while they can still get something of value for his services.<\/p>\n<p>Will the Bills Do This?<\/p>\n<p>The Buffalo Bills have one of the best teams in football, and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/07\/01\/josh-allen-fantasy-football-outlook-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">superstar quarterback Josh Allen<\/a> can take any team on a deep playoff run. However, they play in an incredibly competitive conference and need every edge they can get to overthrow the Kansas City Chiefs and the rest of the AFC.<\/p>\n<p>As of this posting, Taylor Rapp and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/01\/09\/3-non-damar-hamlin-players-up-for-comeback-player-of-the-year\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Damar Hamlin<\/a> are penciled in to start at safety. Both players are below-average options, and a Tyrann Mathieu trade would improve the secondary. Matheiu\u2019s versatility would be especially beneficial for this team, as he has the ability to play both safety spots at an adequate level. While he won\u2019t single-handedly win games for this team, he could improve a position of weakness.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, a Tyrann Mathieu trade shouldn\u2019t cost anything more than a sixth- or seventh-round pick. While he can be a short-term fix, his age and expiring contract limit his market value. Basically, this is a low-risk, medium-reward move that Buffalo should make if the Saints are open to it.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo: Stephen Lew \u2013 Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The New Orleans Saints and Buffalo Bills enter the 2025 season with drastically different expectations, and this could&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":222568,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2048],"tags":[215,214,53,2090,2086,13909,7,7166,6,6211,8530],"class_list":{"0":"post-222567","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-buffalo-bills","8":"tag-bills","9":"tag-buffalo","10":"tag-buffalo-bills","11":"tag-buffalo-bills-news","12":"tag-buffalobills","13":"tag-damar-hamlin","14":"tag-football","15":"tag-kellen-moore","16":"tag-nfl","17":"tag-saints-featured","18":"tag-tyrann-mathieu"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114886886398890498","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=222567"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222567\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/222568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=222567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=222567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=222567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}