by JOHN WAWROW | AP Sports WriterFILE - Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane speaks during a press conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023.
The benefit of trading down was allowing Beane to improve the positioning of his later-round picks, while also gaining a third-rounder , which Buffalo traded last year in a mid-season deal to acquire cornerback Rasul Douglas from Green Bay. “We’re excited about tomorrow and, instead of just having the one pick now we got three,” Beane said.
Diggs’ departure was the most stunning given how much his arrival in a 2020 trade with Minnesota transformed an already productive Josh Allen-led offense into one of the NFL’s most potent. The two rewrote most single-season franchise passing, receiving and scoring record, with Diggs topping 100 catches and 1,000 yards in each of his four years.