Bills GM is a trading machine; 11 trades since he has been in office
When the Buffalo Bills hired Doug Whaley, they knew they would be getting a younger more risky GM. Whaley has made 11 moves since becoming the GM of the Bills, and while some many will say were a wash, others may be considered amazing. Here is the list of trades according to Buffalo Rumblings.
Trade 1
St. Louis gets: 2013 Round 1 pick (WR Tavon Austin), 2013 Round 3 pick (S T.J. McDonald)
Buffalo gets: 2013 Round 1 pick (QB EJ Manuel), 2013 Round 2 pick (LB Kiko Alonso), 2013 Round 3 pick (WR Marquise Goodwin), 2013 Round 7 pick (TE Chris Gragg)
Trade 2
Indianapolis gets: LB Kelvin Sheppard
Buffalo gets: DE Jerry Hughes
Trade 3
Detroit gets: LB Chris White
Buffalo gets: QB Thad Lewis
Trade 4
Tampa Bay gets: 2014 Round 6 pick (WR Robert Herron)
Buffalo gets: WR Mike Williams
Trade 5
Cleveland gets: 2014 Round 1 pick (CB Justin Gilbert), 2015 Round 1 pick, 2015 Round 4 pick
Buffalo gets: 2014 Round 1 pick (WR Sammy Watkins)
Trade 6
San Francisco gets: WR Stevie Johnson
Buffalo gets: 2015 Round 4 pick (traded to Philadelphia in Trade 8)
Trade 7
St. Louis gets: 2014 Round 2 pick (S Lamarcus Joyner)
Buffalo gets: 2014 Round 2 pick (OT Cyrus Kouandjio), 2014 Round 5 pick (OG Cyril Richardson)
Trade 8
Philadelphia gets: 2015 Round 4 pick (acquired from San Francisco in Trade 6)
Buffalo gets: RB Bryce Brown
Trade 9
Tampa Bay gets: 2014 Round 5 pick (OT Kevin Pamphile)
Buffalo gets: 2014 Round 7 pick (LB Randell Johnson), 2015 Round 5 pick
Trade 10
Philadelphia gets: LB Kiko Alonso
Buffalo gets: RB LeSean McCoy
Trade 11
Minnesota gets: 2015 Round 5 pick, 2016 Round 7 pick
Buffalo gets: QB Matt Cassel, 2015 Round 6 pick
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