Don’t expect the Buffalo Bills to trade for Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey.
At least, not yet.
According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the two teams have not had discussions about the running back’s availability. Not only that, Carolina hasn’t with anybody.
The idea of McCaffrey leaving the Panthers and heading to the Bills was fueled by Matt Rhule. Carolina’s head coach was fired on Monday.
And naturally, the Bills successfully did a good job running the ball against the Pittsburgh Steelers in their latest game However, the rushing the ball has been a problem for Buffalo for more than this season.
McCaffrey would certainly be an intriguing option nonetheless.
He has dealt with injury issues in recent years, but still has a promising track record and the Bills are plenty familiar with him.
While the Panthers took McCaffrey with a first-round pick at the 2017 NFL draft, McDermott’s first year at the helm of the Bills, the key is Brandon Beane. Buffalo did not hire him as general manager until after the year’s draft, so he did plenty of work scouting McCaffrey.
Bills Wire will continue to provide updates on all-things trade ahead of the 2022 NFL deadline on Nov. 1.
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