With the opening day of the 2025 NFL season just around the corner, the Bills were busy preparing their roster on Tuesday to host the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday Night Football.
While they did a good job of managing their roster, they remain open to additional opportunities that may arise. One venture that came across the table was a trade proposal from a former AFC East rival with over 1,000 receiving yards last season.
Can this WR bring his skills to the Bills to help open up their "everybody eats" offense?
As per Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero, wide receiver Jakobi Meyers of the Las Vegas Raiders has asked for a trade.
If the Raiders are willing to part ways with the veteran wideout, then the Bills might be the right trade partner to deal Meyers to Orchard Park. Buffalo currently has two players who made the 53-man roster in wideout Curtis Samuel and defensive tackle DeWayne Carter. Both could be dealt.
These two guys make the most sense, as Samuel has a $9 million cap hit that the Bills could subtract from their payroll. As for Carter, he's in his second year as a pro and has yet to pan out as being a bigger, faster version of Ed Oliver.
Additionally, Myers is a more versatile athlete than Samuel, as he can be lined up out wide or as a quarterback, a role he played in high school for tricky gadget plays. It also allows the Bills to keep Myers on the final year of his third contract and resign him for a smaller cap hit than Samuel has.
Carter going to Las Vegas, along with Samuel, would give them a fresh start to capitalize on their performances, and the Bills could elevate defensive tackle Jordan Phillips. He was recently added to the practice squad and could be promoted to the active roster at any time.
What Meyers could bring to Buffalo
Last season, with Aidan O'Connell and Gardner Minshew as his leaders, Meyers reeled in 87 catches for 1,027 yards, with four touchdowns. The skilled receiver was also on a (4-13) team whose weakness was being at the bottom of the league in rushing.
Not only would he benefit from having the reigning MVP Josh Allen under center, but he will also have a strong rushing attack led by James Cook, who is fresh off signing a $4-year, $48 million deal to keep Buffalo's Super Bowl window open for beyond 2025.
This possible trade acquisition would be the icing on the cake to really maintain the wide-open Super Bowl window the Bills have.
As for Las Vegas, they can let Meyers go to a team where they have the best chance to win a Super Bowl while bringing back culture-building blocks for head coach Pete Carroll, whose calling card is a great defense and a strong, balanced attack of passing and running the ball.