{"id":854779,"date":"2026-04-05T08:03:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T08:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/854779\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T08:03:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T08:03:14","slug":"bills-named-contender-to-pull-off-blockbuster-44-million-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/854779\/","title":{"rendered":"Bills Named Contender to Pull Off Blockbuster $44 Million Trade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"780\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brandon-Beane.jpg\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Brandon Beane, Buffalo Bills\"   decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetty\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>General manager Brandon Beane of the Buffalo Bills speaks to the media during the NFL Combine at the Indiana Convention Center on February 27, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Stacy Revere\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Brandon Beane and the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/buffalo-bills\/\" title=\"Buffalo Bills\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"213141\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Buffalo Bills<\/a> have had a very aggressive approach to the 2026 NFL offseason thus far.<\/p>\n<p>Right off the bat, the Bills went out and acquired star wide receiver <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/d-j-moore\/\" title=\"D.J. Moore\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"213271\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">D.J. Moore<\/a> from the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/chicago-bears\/\" title=\"Chicago Bears\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"213142\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Bears<\/a>. <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/josh-allen\/\" title=\"Josh Allen\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"213266\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Josh Allen<\/a> has been needing more help over the last couple of years, but Buffalo hasn\u2019t fixed the problem. Moore is a big step in the right direction.<\/p>\n<p>Outside of the trade to acquire Moore, the Bills have also made free agency moves to sign pass rusher <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/bradley-chubb\/\" title=\"Bradley Chubb\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"213269\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bradley Chubb<\/a>, safety <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/c-j-gardner-johnson\/\" title=\"C.J. Gardner-Johnson\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"213263\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">C.J. Gardner-Johnson<\/a>, and others.<\/p>\n<p>Buffalo has options to pursue if it wants to continue being aggressive. One of those options would include pulling off another trade to acquire a superstar wideout for Allen.<\/p>\n<p>Buffalo Bills Linked to Potential $44 Million WR Trade<\/p>\n<p>FanSided\u2019s Austen Bundy has come up with a few potential trade suitors for <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/los-angeles-rams\/\" title=\"Los Angeles Rams\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"213139\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Rams<\/a> star wide receiver <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/davante-adams\/\" title=\"Davante Adams\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"213270\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Davante Adams<\/a>. There have been reports that the Rams were open to trading Adams this offseason, which has led to this speculation.<\/p>\n<p>With that being said, the Bills were on the list of potential trade suitors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJosh Allen\u2019s championship window is closing and he\u2019s desperate for a true No. 1 receiver that\u2019ll help Buffalo get over the playoff hump. Pairing him with Adams would leave the team with absolutely no excuse to not lift the Lombardi Trophy,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/fansided.com\/nfl\/the-only-davante-adams-trade-offer-the-rams-should-actually-accept\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">Bundy wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only thing keeping the Bills from getting the Rams to pick up the phone is their thinness in draft stock. That\u2019s where throwing in a young playmaker, one that appears to be expendable like WR <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/keon-coleman\/\" title=\"Keon Coleman\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"213264\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Keon Coleman<\/a>, could pique Los Angeles\u2019 interest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Making a trade for Adams would be an extremely aggressive swing. However, it\u2019s the kind of swing that Super Bowl winning teams usually make.<\/p>\n<p>Davante Adams Could Be the Missing Piece for a Championship<\/p>\n<p>Heading into the 2026 <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/\" title=\"NFL\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"213268\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NFL<\/a> season with Adams and Moore at the wide receiver position would give Allen the weapons he needs to power Buffalo to a Super Bowl run.<\/p>\n<p>Adams played in 14 games during the 2025 season, which was his first with the Rams. He caught 60 passes for 789 yards and 14 touchdowns. Back in 2024 with the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/las-vegas-raiders\/\" title=\"Las Vegas Raiders\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"213140\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Las Vegas Raiders<\/a> and <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/new-york-jets\/\" title=\"New York Jets\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"213262\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York Jets<\/a>, he totaled 85 receptions for 1,063 yards and eight scores.<\/p>\n<p>While he is now 33 years old, Adams is still one of the best wideouts in the NFL. Placing him alongside of Allen would be one of the better quarterback-wide receiver duos in football.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s possible that Los Angeles isn\u2019t interested in trading Adams anymore. But, if the Rams are open to the idea, it would make sense for the Bills to come calling.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/emasseysports\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Evan Massey<\/a> Evan Massey is a sports reporter and analyst located in Indianapolis, Indiana who covers the NFL, NBA, MLB, WNBA, and college sports. He has been featured on many publications, including Newsweek, Athlon Sports, ESPN, Yahoo! Sports, Forbes, Bleacher Report, Sporting News, and many others. In his free time, Evan enjoys spending time with his wife and son. <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/emasseysports\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More about Evan Massey<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore Heavy on Bills\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tLoading more stories\n\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty General manager Brandon Beane of the Buffalo Bills speaks to the media during the NFL Combine at&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":810379,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2048],"tags":[215,214,53,2086,7,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-854779","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\/116351062881249713","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/854779","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=854779"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/854779\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/810379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=854779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=854779"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=854779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}