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Buffalo Bills trade Boogie Basham to New York Giants

The #Bills make a trade:

The Buffalo Bills have made a move on roster cut-down day which was not a player being released or waived. Rather, it was a trade involving former second-round pick Boogie Basham.

According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, Basham has been sent to the New York Giants.

The Bills selected Basham at the 2021 NFL draft. During his career, things never really came together for Basham. Buffalo also has a major logjam of players at the defensive end position which is the main reason the team would have traded the pass rusher.

In return, the Bills and Giants will swap late-round draft selections at the 2025 NFL draft to round out the Basham deal.

In a separate report, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler indicates that there was interest from other NFL teams in Buffalo’s AJ Epenesa. Like Basham, Epenesa is a second-round draft selection (2020) that has not panned out just yet.

But the overall headline here is the depth in this position. Von Miller, Greg Rousseau and Leonard Floyd are at the top of it. That left Basham, Epenesa and Shaq Lawson to fill in the bottom part. Then there’s Kameron Cline, who had some moments in preseason too, who could end up on the practice squad.

That’s just simply too many players for one position group.

This pecking order will also be affected Miller’s health status. He remains on the PUP list for now as he continues to rehab his season-ending knee injury from 2022.

The Bills and Giants doing business is clear as well: New York’s head coach and general manager, Brian Daboll and Joe Schoen, were both in Buffalo when Basham was drafted by the team. The two teams have multiple overlapping players, especially players who followed Daboll and Schoen to the Giants after their time in western New York.

Keep tabs on Bills Wire throughout roster cut-down day for all updates.

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Giants acquire DE Boogie Basham from Bills

The New York Giants have acquired defensive end Boogie Basham in a trade with the Buffalo Bills.

New York Giants general manager Joe Schoen never shies away from a little wheeling and dealing and on Tuesday morning, he did it again.

With hours remaining until the 53-man roster cutdown deadline, Schoen and the Giants acquired defensive end Boogie Basham from the Buffalo Bills.

In exchange for Basham, the Giants and Bills agreed to swap late-round picks in 2025. Buffalo will get a sixth-round pick and New York will receive a seventh-round pick.

The 25-year-old Basham was a second-round pick in the 2021 NFL draft and is someone Schoen is obviously familiar with from his time in Buffalo.

Here is what NFL draft analyst Lance Zierlein had to say about Basham ahead of the 2021 draft:

Three-year starter at defensive end with burly frame, heavy hands and an ability to take on physical rigors of the NFL. His rush attack is more technical and explosive, using active hands, spin counters and a thoughtful approach. His lack of suddenness and edge speed could get him pegged as an early-down end while moving inside to become an interior rusher on passing downs. He needs to become comfortable handling the heavy lifting as a run defender as he’s much more likely to be a worker bee than playmaker in that regard. He’s strong and plays heavy at the point of attack with leverage to sit down and battle for his space of turf. He’s unlikely to produce headline-making production, but should be a good pro.

In 23 career games, the 6-foot-3, 281-pound Basham has recorded 37 tackles (20 solo, five for a loss), one fumble recovery, eight QB hits, 4.5 sacks and one interception.

Last season, Basham earned an overall grade of 66.4 courtesy of Pro Football Focus. He was also given a pass rush grade of 68.8.

With the Giants still relatively thin along the edge, Basham provides some depth but it may come at the expense of a player like Oshane Ximines.

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Bills vs. Steelers: 7 storylines to watch for in second preseason game

#Bills vs. #Steelers: 7 storylines to watch for in second preseason game:

Here are seven Buffalo Bills storylines to watch for during the lead up to the team’s second preseason matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers:

A takeaway from each Bills position group following preseason opener vs. Colts

A takeaway from each #Bills position group following preseason opener vs. #Colts:

While it might “just be the preseason,” a lot is on the line during the NFL’s exhibition season every August. A lot is riding on it for players and teams alike.

With that, here is one takeaway from each position group on the Buffalo Bills roster following their 23-19 win vs. the Indianapolis Colts:

Our biggest questions about the Bills defense in 2023

Our biggest questions about the #Bills defense in 2023:

The Bills defense has undergone some shakeups since Buffalo’s 2022 campaign came to an end in the second round of the playoffs.

The two former primary defensive play-callers, coordinator Leslie Frazier and middle linebacker Tremaine Edmunds both left during the offseason.

Plus there’s some new talent joining the group via free agency and the 2023 NFL draft.

With those changes, here are our biggest questions about the Bills defense ahead of the start of 2023 training camp:

Madden 24 ratings for every Buffalo Bills pass rusher

How Madden 24 rates the #Bills pass rushers:

EA Sports is going position-by-position and releasing player ratings for their upcoming NFL video game, Madden 24.

This year’s game will feature Bills quarterback Josh Allen on the cover and we now know how the game rates pass rushers in the league.

Here are the Madden 24 ratings for every Bills defensive end set to feature in the game:

4 make-or-break players for the Bills to watch this season

4 make-or-break players for the #Bills to watch this season (via @TejasVemparala):

There are several players around the NFL facing pressure as they head into 2023 training camp in a couple weeks.

Veterans, new additions, and recently drafted players will feel the competition during camp for their roster spot.

The NFL Wire network put together a comprehensive list of a players from each team facing a ‘make-or-break’ season. In a similar light, we started thinking about all the players that are on the Bills

Here are four players we plan to track closely in 2023 that are gearing up for make-or-break seasons: