Bills Named Top Trade Destination for 5,000-Yard WR
The Buffalo Bills head into the bye week surrounded by questions after back-to-back losses, and the offense could be the biggest question mark of all.
The team struggled to find contributions from its wide receiving corps in last week’s loss to the Atlanta Falcons, allowing the aggressive defense to hound quarterback Josh Allen and force him into some uncharacteristic mistakes.
While the Bills get an early week off to fix things, one insider believes the team will need a new addition to shore up the problems and points to a 5,000-yard receiver as a top potential target.
Bills May Need to Call in Help
Reporter Nick Brinkerhoff of USA Today broke down the list of potential trade targets for the Bills. While Philadelphia Eagles receiver A.J. Brown may be the most talented one, Brinkerhoff rated it unlikely that the Eagles would ultimately part ways with their disgruntled star.
That left Las Vegas Raiders receiver Jakobi Meyers as the best — and most realistic — target for the Bills.
“As for the more realistic targets, Meyers headlines the bunch. The Raiders’ receiver requested a trade during the offseason after contract extension talks failed to progress and plays for a team that appears primed to miss the playoffs,” Brinkerhoff wrote.
Meyers would make the perfect trade candidate, Brinkerhoff added. He is in the final year of his contract, making him a one-year rental for a contending team, and has seen his role in Las Vegas dwindle.
“Meyers is set to hit free agency, meaning he is a pure rental from the trade market perspective,” Brinkerhoff wrote. “He has become somewhat of a forgotten man after posting his first 1,000-yard receiving season in 2024, further opening the door for a deal. The seventh-year pro is a good candidate to be on the move as Vegas shifts their focus to the youth in their receiver room.”
Meyers has proven to be a productive wide receiver through his time in Las Vegas and with the New England Patriots, making 422 career receptions for 4,921 yards with 20 touchdowns.
Bills Could Seek Other Targets
Brinkerhoff named some other targets for the Bills, including New Orleans Saints wide receiver Chris Olave. SI.com analyst Alex Brasky agreed, calling Olave a logical target for the Bills.
“The New Orleans Saints have been rumored to be shopping their veteran players as they are 1-4 on the season while sitting in salary cap hell,” Brasky wrote. “Two Saints players that could potentially provide an instant boost to the Bills’ pass-catching corps, if available, are wide receivers Chris Olave and Rashid Shaheed, both of whom have been the subject of much discussion among Bills fans throughout the past several days.”
The Bills could also get a boost with the return of tight end Dalton Kincaid, who missed Monday’s loss to the Falcons. His presence was missed as Allen lacked a safety valve in the middle of the field. The team’s receivers struggled to get separation, allowing the Falcons to blitz Allen and ground the Bills’ offense to a halt in the second half.
Browns Trade Pitch Nets Micah Parsons After Cowboys Flip Stance
Edge rusher Micah Parsons of the Dallas Cowboys.
The Cleveland Browns have several roster holes to address and spending big money on another edge rusher could prove a lopsided decision, but when there is a chance to acquire big game like Micah Parsons, every team in the NFL inevitably takes notice.
That is the situation as of Thursday, August 28, as ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that the Dallas Cowboys are fielding offers for the four-time Pro Bowl linebacker and are more open to considering a deal than they have been to this point in the process.
“Several teams have spoken to the Dallas Cowboys about a potential Micah Parsons’ trade and for the first time the Cowboys appear willing to at least listen, sources tell Todd Archer, Dan Graziano and me,” Schefter reported via X.
The Cowboys would like to resolve the situation, one way or another, in the coming days with their season opener next Thursday against the Philadelphia Eagles. The Cowboys hold their first full practice in preparation for the Eagles on Friday. https://t.co/4yGZV7SqMQ
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 28, 2025
“The Cowboys would like to resolve the situation, one way or another, in the coming days with their season opener next Thursday against the Philadelphia Eagles,” Schefter continued. “The Cowboys hold their first full practice in preparation for the Eagles on Friday.”
Browns Could Flip 4 Picks, Including 2 First-Rounders, for Micah Parsons and Still Draft QB No. 1 Overall in 2026
The deal wouldn’t be cheap, but the Browns have amassed 10 draft picks in 2026, including two in the first round, one of which belongs to the Jacksonville Jaguars and could end up quite high. Cleveland’s pick is liable to be even higher, possibly No. 1 overall, which the Browns would likely use to draft one of the potential franchise QBs in the 2026 class.
However, if they get that player with their own pick, or if Dillon Gabriel or Shedeur Sanders proves a potential longterm answer in 2025, Cleveland could use the Jaguars’ first rounder to build out a package of first-round picks in 2026 and 2027, along with a third-rounder in 2026 and one of the team’s two fifth-rounders in 2026 to acquire Parsons.
Cleveland can easily sell the Jacksonville pick as having top-10 upside. And even if the Browns have a franchise QB under center to start next season, he’s either going to be a rookie or a second-year player on a team with a lot of roster work left to do.
The addition of such a signal-caller, plus the acquisition of Parsons, would certainly pull the Browns out of the NFL cellar. But there would also be reason for the Cowboys to remain optimistic that the 2027 first-rounder in the deal could end up inside the top 10, or at least top 10-adjacent.
