Buffalo Bills: Ranking the best departed players in McDermott-Beane era

NASHVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 06: (L-R) Shaq Lawson #90, Jordan Phillips #97 and Kevin Johnson #29 of the Buffalo Bills celebrate a sack by Phillips during the first quarter against the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on October 6, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. Buffalo defeats Tennessee 14-7. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) /

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MIAMI, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 01: Ronald Darby #21 of the Philadelphia Eagles warms up prior to the game against the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium on December 01, 2019 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /

4. Ronald Darby

Ronald Darby was a second round pick by the Buffalo Bills in the 2015 NFL Draft and stepped in as a starting cornerback almost immediately. He would go on to start 29 out of a possible 32 games over his first two seasons but didn’t get a chance to play a snap in Sean McDermott’s defense.

The Bills front office began to put their mark on the roster almost immediately and before the start of the 2017 season made a few key trades, one of which involved Ronald Darby going to the Philadelphia Eagles for Jordan Matthews.

At the time, this was a deal that looked like the Eagles were going to win as Darby was a young cornerback who looked to be ascending. However, he has struggled to stay on the field the past three years and played only 28 games due to injuries.

This offseason Darby elected to leave Philadelphia and is now a member of the Washington Redskins. If he can stay healthy and remain on the field, he has a chance to have a career resurgence in Washington.

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