The Buffalo Bills should be considering value of trading for player on expiring contract

Buffalo Rumblings writer Chris Trapasso argues that the Buffalo Bills should target pending free agents, specifically highlighting Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Josh Downs ahead of the NFL trade deadline on November 10. Trapasso suggests trading a third-round draft selection for an expiring contract is a worthwhile risk because any subsequent departure in free agency could yield compensatory draft picks in 2028.

Trapasso notes that Spotrac projects Downs to command around $16.9 million annually on his next deal. Even if Downs leaves Buffalo after a short rental, the writer contends that the resulting compensatory pick would offset much of the trade cost while boosting the offense for the 2026 postseason.