Buffalo Rumblings on Josh Downs

ArticleNFL trade deadline: Buffalo Bills trade candidate – Josh Downs
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2026 salary: $3.924M If the Bills trade for Downs after Week 9, they'd be on the hook for $1.96M in prorated 2026 base salary
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Downs costs $1.96M prorated; mid-third-round asking price, but fourth-rounder preferred.

2026 salary is $3.924M; if traded after Week 9, Bills would be on the hook for $1.96M in prorated 2026 base salary; Buffalo has roughly $4M in 2026 cap space and could slide him onto their books without accounting gymnastics. Projected cost to acquire using trade machine is a mid third-round pick in 2027, though Bills Downs would prefer a fourth-rounder; Downs is very cheap this season and entering his prime.

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