The Buffalo Bills can have all sorts of changes this coming offseason but the one big move that fans will be looking for is a shakeup at the wide receiver position. For the last two seasons, the Bills have not had an impactful wide receiver room. While they make plays here and there, it’s not consistent and there are more letdowns than success.
Brandon Beane has defended the take on how the Bills didn’t need help at wideout, but now he has no choice other than to upgrade this position. How he does that will be interesting.
Should they trade for a proven veteran? Do they go the draft route and hope that they can fix the Keon Coleman mistake? No matter which route it is, they have to take one because what they have right now will not be good enough.
Suggested mock trade has Bills taking high risk/high reward chance on WR Jordan Addison
Alex Ballentine from Bleacher Report put together a list of 1 trade that could benefit each team and for the Bills, Ballentine has Buffalo trading away a 2026 2nd-round pick (No. 60) and a 2027 conditional pick.
"Keon Coleman has been a disappointment, but even at his best, he isn't the kind of man-coverage beater that Josh Allen needs. Jordan Addison has dealt with multiple off‑field incidents during his time with the Vikings, and the team will have to decide on his fifth‑year option this offseason. If they aren't comfortable extending him for the long term, he could become a valuable trade asset. The Bills could fit his $4.4 million cap hit relatively easy and they'd have time to figure out how to afford his extension." said Ballentine.
Addison’s cap number is not high at all and with the Bills having a tough salary cap situation, Addison’s contract would be just fine for atleast a year. He had a breakout rookie season in 2023 with 911 yards and 10 touchdowns. He has slowly declined in production for multiple reasons, but he still provides a ton of on-the-field value.
However, just like Ballentine pointed out, there are some off-the-field incidents that have happened with Addison and the Bills will need to decide if they are willing to take on that kind of risk.
In this trade proposal, the Bills avoid sending their first round pick which could easily be used on a receiver. But the second round pick is what means the most because that is starter level. If the Bills are willing to send that pick away, then they better believe in Addison enough to extend him because to use him as just a one-year rental is not worth giving up a second rounder.