Bleacher Report tabs wide receiver Robert Foster a trade candidate for the Buffalo Bills.
Buffalo Bills wide receiver Robert Foster sees his status with the team very much up in the air. We’ve seen two types of player out of him.
In 2018, the undrafted rookie headed into the team’s season finale with a legitimate look at leading the team in receiving yards. Instead, Zay Jones, who played several more games than him that season, edged Foster out. But last season, Foster was no where close to those levels.
In 2019, Foster never found his footing and barely made a mark on the Bills season. As training camp winds on currently, the Bills are finding out which version of Foster is going to be around in 2020. Then again, maybe Foster is out there proving himself for another team? That’s something Bleacher Report recently speculated.
In a bit of a surprise, B/R tabbed Foster as a potential trade candidate for Buffalo at the end of training camp. Here’s why:
The Buffalo Bills’ trade for wide receiver Stefon Diggs provides quarterback Josh Allen with the legitimate No. 1 wideout that he’s been lacking. However, it also means that one player from Buffalo’s suddenly potent receiving corps may be on his way out.
Third-year wideout and former Alabama speedster Robert Foster was largely an afterthought in the offense before Diggs’ arrival, catching only three passes for 64 yards last season.
Foster should still have some trade value based on his physical potential—he ran a 4.41-second 40 at the combine at 6’1″ and 196 pounds—and the promise he flashed as a rookie. He caught 27 passes for 541 yards and three scores in 2018 prior to the arrival of John Brown and Cole Beasley.
Because of Buffalo’s depth at the position, Foster himself might also prefer a trade heading into 2020. While he might flash as a good weapon at training camp, he knows with the likes of Diggs, Brown and Beasley alone, there will be few opportunities for him in Buffalo next season if everyone remains healthy. Not only that, a roster spot for Foster in general is very much in question.
Brown recently touted rookie wide receivers Gabriel Davis and Isaiah Hodgins. On top of that, even guys like Isaiah McKenzie and Duke Williams have shown themselves are more promising prospect as of last seasomn. Over the past few training camps, Bills general manager Brandon Beane has used depth pieces on the offensive line to fetch the team addition late picks at the draft. In Foster, Beane could have another promising bargaining chip for another one of those as well.
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