NFL Trade Rumors: Bills to ‘do what they can’ to try and trade Stevie Johnson
By Mike Dyce
The Buffalo Bills traded up to the No. 4 overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft to go after Clemson wide receiver Sammy Watkins and they got the man they wanted. Now Bills fans were originally thrilled at the idea of Watkins lining up across from fellow wide receiver Stevie Johnson, with C.J. Spiller in the backfield.
Unfortunately for the Bills fans, they might not actually get to see that. WGR 550 Buffalo says they expect the Bills to “do what they can” to try and trade Johnson. While Johnson’s relationship with the new coaching staff is an issue, general manager Doug Whaley said they were looking to collect as many weapons as possible to make second-year quarterback E.J. Manuel successful and that would imply keeping Johnson in town.
“It’s a quarterback-driven league, so we’re going to” look at “every avenue and every piece of the puzzle to surround EJ and make him as successful as possible,” Whaley said. “What we did this offseason affords us the opportunity to go any way and every way in this draft. Our main focus is making sure EJ progresses.”