The Buffalo Bills might be looking to already turn the page on the Kaiir Elam experiment.
According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, the second-year cornerback is a player that has received trade interest from other teams as the NFL’s 2023 trade deadline approaches.
It remains to be seen if the Bills have enough interest in dealing him to make a move.
Elam was Buffalo’s first-round pick at the 2022 NFL draft. The team traded up two positions to select him.
Aside from showing his potential at the end of his rookie season, Elam has failed to find a groove in the league to this point.
The upcoming 2023 trade deadline is slated for Tuesday.
In his first season, Elam made six starts. He began this year inactive for four-straight games until injury to Tre’Davious White (Achilles) and Dane Jackson (foot) forced the Bills’ hand and Elam had to start.
However, Elam ended up getting pulled from the lineup late upon making his first start of the season. Eventually, Elam was reduced to special teams snaps and then was inactive again in Buffalo’s most recent outing, a 24-18 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 8. Veteran Josh Norman was instead called up to the practice squad.
“Yeah, we want the players, at this point, and we feel like every decision we make is who can help us win,” head coach Sean McDermott explained post game. “We wanted to see what Josh (Norman) could do there.”
General manager Brandon Beane as not been shy about making trades during his tenure in Buffalo. Specifically on deadline day, Beane has been known to pull the trigger on a deal.
At last year’s deadline, Beane acquired running back Nyheim Hines in a trade with the Indianapolis Colts.
Bills Wire will provide full coverage of the upcoming trade deadline.
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