AFC Notes: Trade Deadline, Bills, Dolphins, Jets

AFC Notes: Trade Deadline, Bills, Dolphins, Jets
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Bills

  • Bills HC Sean McDermott said the injury is “not moving in the direction they’d like it to” on rookie CB Dorian Strong. (Joe Buscaglia)
  • McDermott on WR Gabe Davis: “I feel like he’s getting close to being able to play in a game, won’t put a timeline on it.” (Buscaglia)
  • Bills GM Brandon Beane on not being active at the deadline: “It’s not a store where you can just go in and pay $20 and say I’ll take this player. It takes two. You’ve got to be willing to find a partner that’s willing to do business, and salary cap can be a constraint as well.” (Fitzgerald)
  • Beane on WR Keon Coleman: “The microscope is on Keon. I would say there have been some good things and some things he could continue to do better….I’d say everyone needs to let it play out and not evaluate after every snap. We’ll need him down the stretch if we’re going to be where we want.” (Capaccio)
  • ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler notes there was trade buzz around the Bills, who made a move to clear some cap space, inquired about some of the available cornerbacks, receivers, and edge rushers, and were in talks for Bengals LB Logan Wilson. However, nothing came together in the end.
  • Bills LB Joey Bosa was fined $12,172 for striking/kicking/tripping/kneeing.
  • Per the wire, the Bills hosted CB Te’Cory Couch for a visit.
  • The Bills also worked out DE Kingsley Jonathan, LB Garrett Nelson, and LB Casey Toohill.

Dolphins

  • Dolphins HC Mike McDaniel on when LB Chop Robinson will return from concussion protocol: “Your guess is as good as mine.” (Louis-Jacques)
  • Per the wire, the Dolphins worked out DB B.J. Adams, DB M.J. Devonshire, DB D.J. James, and DB Clarence Lewis.
  • According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, the Broncos, Giants, and Steelers were among the teams that inquired about Dolphins WR Jaylen Waddle, but Miami’s asking price of a first-round pick and possibly more was too steep.

Jets

  • Following the Jets’ trade of DT Quinnen Williams to the Cowboys, Connor Hughes of SNY cites multiple sources who indicated that Williams’ relationship with the organization deteriorated this season.
  • Hughes notes that Williams’ issues with New York began when they decided to get rid of Aaron Rodgers.
  • Hughes reports that GM Darren Mougey did not want to trade Williams during the season, while a high-ranking team official told him before the deadline that they wouldn’t deal Williams away: “We are not trading Quinnen Williams. We’re not doing it.”
  • Mougey on their moves at the deadline: “We got to today and we had these offers that we felt were too good for the team (to pass up).” (Rosenblatt)
  • Mougey also revealed that the contract of CB Sauce Gardner was structured in a way that it would make it a tradeable one. (Rosenblatt)
  • Hughes cites two sources close to Williams who indicated the defensive tackle...