The NFL trade deadline is less than 24 hours away and while the Buffalo Bills were tasked to play on Monday Night Football against the Minnesota Vikings, there is one AFC team that has made a bunch of moves to build up their roster to make a run in the conference.
Down in the AFC South, the Jacksonville Jaguars have a massive lead in the division with the next closest team being the Houston Texans at 3-5. Jacksonville improved to 6-2 and have made a handful of trades to truly go all-in and make a run in the AFC.
Jaguars are clearly going all-in (and Bills should be nervous)
Early Monday morning, the Jaguars landed a trade with the Atlanta Falcons where they acquired an extremely valuable safety in Jessie Bates III, per Adam Schefter.
Not too long after getting help in their secondary, the Jaguars were back on the trade market and acquired a run-stopping defensive tackle in Davon Godchaux, per Tom Pelissero. In a matter of a few hours, the Jaguars had improved their defense greatly and general manager James Gladstone was not messing around...then the biggest acquisition came for them.
Jordan Schultz then reported that the Jaguars landed a massive trade to acquire DT Jordan Davis from the Philadelphia Eagles. Adam Schefter then reported that the Jaguars were trading their 2027 1st-round and 2029 2nd-round pick to pick Davis up from the Eagles. Overall, the Jaguars parted ways with 5 draft picks through these 3 trades, but their defense is a heck of a lot better than it was yesterday.
Bills officially have more competition to worry about in AFC
The AFC was already stacked, which includes the Bills, but the Jaguars have just sent a message to other contenders; they are going for it all.
The Bills barely beat the Jaguars in the Wild Card round last year in the playoffs, and they are off to a great start once again. Now with their defensive upgrades in the trenches and the secondary, you could make the case that they are the best team in the AFC on paper.
Even though Buffalo's main focus is on Minnesota and leaving with a win, Brandon Beane just got put into more of a high-pressured situation to make a splash to upgrade the defense. They need safety help. Maybe they add a corner, or even a linebacker. Either way, Beane cannot afford to fail to pull off a trade once again at the deadline especially with the moves that Jacksonville has made.
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