{"id":851186,"date":"2026-04-03T12:22:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T12:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/851186\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T12:22:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T12:22:41","slug":"bills-get-bad-news-on-rumored-96-million-wr-trade-target","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/851186\/","title":{"rendered":"Bills Get Bad News on Rumored $96 Million WR Trade Target"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Buffalo Bills<\/a> are not only out of the mix for one of the top wide receivers on the trade market, they also appear forced to watch him land with a top division rival.<\/p>\n

Prior to pulling off a major trade landing DJ Moore<\/a> from the Chicago Bears<\/a>, the Bills were considered a top landing spot for fellow receiver A.J. Brown. Those rumors fizzled a bit after the Bills acquired Moore, but they were still seen as a dark-horse candidate amid a bid to super-charge the wide receiver room.<\/p>\n

But an update from an NFL insider points to the New England Patriots<\/a> as the destination for Brown, with the deal likely coming together just a few weeks before training camp.<\/p>\n

Citing league executives, The Athletic\u2019s Mike Sando<\/a> reported that the Eagles<\/a> and Patriots are planning to finalize the deal for Brown in June. The executive added that New England\u2019s smaller-scale additions to the receiver room were really just a prelude to Brown.<\/p>\n

\u201cExecs expect the Patriots to acquire receiver A.J. Brown from Philadelphia in June, once the salary-cap implications become more tenable for the Eagles,\u201d Sando wrote. \u201cThey disagree over what Romeo Doubs adds at the position on a deal worth $17 million per year, which ranks 27th among receivers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sando went on to cite an executive who shared some criticism of the Patriots for landing Doubs, adding that they are still taking a risk by adding Brown.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was not high on Doubs,\u201d the executive said. \u201cThey did not improve on the field from (Stefon) Diggs. Maybe they did off the field from a headache standpoint. It seems just a matter of waiting until June 1 passes for Philly to trade A.J. Brown, who in my opinion is a declining player each of the last three seasons.\u201d<\/p>\n

More Rough News for the Bills<\/p>\n

The Bills could see another top-tier receiver heading to an AFC rival. After the Patriots cut ties with Diggs following this season, the former Bills star has been pegged as a top target for the Kansas City Chiefs<\/a> in their bid to rebound from a 6-11 season.<\/p>\n

Gary Davenport of Bleacher Report<\/a> suggested that Diggs could head to Kansas City and become a No. 1 receiver for Patrick Mahomes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Chiefs need to add a wide receiver to a room that currently sports Rashee Rice<\/a>,\u00a0Xavier Worthy<\/a> and not much else,\u201d Davenport wrote. \u201cKansas City has also made something of a habit of bringing in veteran wide receivers who were cast off by other teams.\u201d<\/p>\n

While there had been some concerns around Diggs after he suffered a season-ending knee injury in 2024, Davenport noted that he bounced back strong in 2025. Diggs topped the 1,000-yard mark, while helping second-year quarterback Drake Maye<\/a> take a significant leap and ultimately bringing the team on a surprise run to the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n

\u201cDiggs is also coming off a quietly-solid season with the New England Patriots: 102 targets, 85 receptions, 1,013 yards and four touchdowns. Right now, Kansas City\u2019s pass-catchers are more a weakness than a strength,\u201d Davenport wrote. \u201cThe addition of Diggs could change that.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Buffalo Bills are not only out of the mix for one of the top wide receivers on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":796595,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2048],"tags":[215,214,53,2086,7,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-851186","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-buffalobills","12":"tag-football","13":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116340757734605581","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/851186","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=851186"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/851186\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/796595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=851186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=851186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=851186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}