ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Unable to find a trade partner to move up in the NFL draft order and fill the Buffalo Bills’ various needs, particularly at receiver, general manager Brandon Beane settled for the next best thing on Thursday.
He traded out of the first round entirely.
In completing two deals, the Bills are now on the clock in holding the first pick — 33rd overall — of the second round that opens on Friday night. And Beane made no guarantees whether he might swing yet another deal before it’s Buffalo’s turn to pick.
“Our phone’s already ringing. We’ll see what happens with that,” he said.
Though acknowledging he made some attempts to move up a few spots in the order, Beane disputed the pre-draft speculation of being interested in making a major splash by saying he didn’t want to part with his second-round pick.
“That was all just smoke, to be clear,” Beane said. “But you know me, if there were certain players that fell, we would have gone up. I did not want to give up our 2 (second-round pick) though. It would have had to have been something that made way too much sense for me.”
Adams, Reyna, Turner, Ream are US concerns ahead of Copa America
Scottish government survives vote of no confidence
Pennsylvania nurse who gave patients lethal or possibly lethal insulin doses gets life in prison
Are visitors judging YOUR home? Here are the 14 things experts say make it look tacky...
Trump accepts a VP debate but wants it on Fox News. Harris has already said yes to CBS
Rwanda marks Int'l Labor Day with emphasis on youth digital skills promotion
China home to 369 unicorn enterprises: Report
China's trade with other BRICS members up 11.3 pct in Q1
Student fatally shot, suspect detained at Georgia's Kennesaw State University
Soccer jersey dispute between Algeria and Morocco clubs over Western Sahara goes to sports court
Georgia Republicans choose Amy Kremer, organizer of pro
AI use by businesses is small but growing rapidly, led by IT sector and firms in Colorado and DC