The Buffalo Bills came within one game of reaching Super Bowl LIX. After five consecutive seasons of dominating the AFC East but failing to reach the big dance, Bills general manager Brandon Beane needs to do something to get Buffalo over the hump.
Bills quarterback Josh Allen is in the prime of his career and the league’s reigning Most Valuable Player. Without a No. 1 wide receiver and an “everybody eats” approach, Allen and Co. had 12 games with 30+ points, the most in franchise history. Buffalo also had 13 different players catch a touchdown pass, tying the NFL record.
While a committee approach works under offensive coordinator Joe Brady, Seattle Seahawks star DK Metcalf requested a trade on March 5, and multiple reports link the 27-year-old to Buffalo. The Boston Globe’s senior NFL reporter Ben Volin posted, “One team to watch in DK Metcalf trade sweepstakes: Buffalo Bills.”
While Seahawks reporter Corbin K. Smith suggested Seattle may ultimately keep Metcalf, “Two other teams that I’ve been told are monitoring DK Metcalf situation are Bills and Chiefs.”
Obtaining Metcalf, however, won’t be cheap. With one year left on his $72 million contract, he’s eligible for an extension, and Metcalf is likely looking to be one of the top-paid receivers in the league. Should the Bills swing big and secure Allen a huge offensive weapon?
As it stands, the Bills do not have the cap space to sign Metcalf. However, with the NFL expanding the 2025 salary cap to $279.2 million, Beane could shuffle things around to make the 2019 second-round pick fit. For the Win’s Christian D’Andrea named the Bills as a “top destination” for Metcalf and urged them to go all in.