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The Bills actually have one of the highest amount of players under contract for 2026 at 40. 9 of them are on IR currently so it is easy to forget them. Knox, Samuel, Rapp, and Ty Johnson are almost certainly not returning on their current contract. Maybe Bass as well. Starters that will need to be resigned or replaced are LG, C, DE, LB and Safety. DT and CB we already drafted replacements this year. I think you may be counting K and P as starters that need replacement - those positions don’t require a large investment. In any case, the roster status is not that dire that we couldn’t afford to make a trade without crippling ourselves. We will never know what conversations were had. If I was Beane I probably would have tried really hard to land someone to try and improve the roster, even marginally, this year when the path to a Super Bowl seems less daunting than any year I can remember during the Allen era.

On to asking for a first round WR in the 2026 draft again. Realistically, the trade deadline didn’t have much to offer the Bills.

You will get the hungry version

Bc Shaheed got traded

With Meyers and Shaheed gone I don’t think we will be trading for any WRs this deadline.

Meyers would have been an upgrade but for a 4 and 6 he isn’t worth it. I thought the Meyers add was more likely due to Hunter being out long term. This is a bit interesting

Meyers played out wide for about 70% of snaps in 2023 and 2024. He was about 50% this year with the new staff. Shaheed isn’t a traditional X but does align wide over 60% of the time his entire career

He isn’t much better (but much faster), but he is the only realistic one on that list unless they somehow pry Olave away.

Welcome to Buffalo Rashid

any of those would be awesome but doubt it. $3 mill is just about right for Shaheeds contract rest of season.

he actually has two games already in his career where he scored two touchdowns. Saints game too (1 receiving and 1 return TD). He was the top draft WR fit for the Bills imo and had him ranked as such in the pre draft WR thread

He isn’t healthy. He would fit in well here that way.

Yea very clearly he is a role player. We shouldn’t expect him to be a go-to player, but someone that adds another dimension to the passing attack and special teams. I don’t think he will ever be more than that personally, but the ability he does have is valuable.

I would like it if we could get Waddle or Olave but it seems pretty unrealistic at this point. Rashid Shaheed really should be a Bill by tomorrow. His contract is manageable and would provide a vertical outside element to our passing game. In addition to that, there is immediately a roster spot for him as he would take Coddringtons spot as punt returner. He was an all pro there in 2023, currently the Bill with the best punt return average is Keon with 6 yards per return which is 43rd in the NFL. His receiving production through his first four years is similar to that of Jameson Williams who signed a 3 year $83 million dollar contract extension this year. So even if you give up a third rounder this year, if he walks in free agency you are likely to recoup a similar pick in 2027. An acquisition with upside and very limited downside.

No slippery rubber mats?