The Buffalo Bills managed to beat the clock and complete a trade before the 4:00 p.m EST deadline.
Per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Bills have acquired veteran cornerback Rasul Douglas and a fifth-round pick from the Green Bay Packers in exchange for a third-round draft choice.
In an extremely rare instance, the Packers entered the deadline as a seller instead of being a buyer. Green Bay dropped its fourth straight contest on Sunday, falling 24-10 to the Minnesota Vikings at Lambeau Field.
With Green Bay now at 2-5, GM Brian Gutekunst ultimately decided to move out one of his top defensive players for an early day two pick.
Buffalo needed cornerback help after losing Pro Bowler Tre’Davious White for the season with a torn Achilles in Week 4 against the Miami Dolphins. So this is a fine piece of work by GM Brandon Beane, who adds an immediate impact starter to one of football’s top defensive units.
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Douglas has a stellar 2023 Pro Football Focus grade of 75.2, and he has graded in the 70s every year since he joined the Pack in 2021. The 29-year-old has one interception, six pass defenses and one fumble recovery this year.
A member of the Philadelphia Eagles’ Super Bowl 52 championship-winning team back in his 2017 rookie year, Douglas has 15 career interceptions, 66 pass defenses and 354 combined tackles.
