Buffalo Bills’ GM Defends Decision to Trade Controversial Star Player

It's been nearly two months since the Buffalo Bills traded Stefon Diggs to the Houston Texans, yet the divorce between Buffalo and Diggs continues to be a topic of conversation in NFL circles.

That topic was broached in a conversation with Bills' GM Brandon Beane, who recently appeared on The Athletic Football Show as a guest.

Beane spoke with host Robert Mays about a number of topics, including Buffalo's goals for the upcoming season and beyond, the play of superstar QB Josh Allen, and more.

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Mays also asked about the Diggs trade, and specifically, about the motivating factors in making the deal. Here's what Beane said about the trade, as was transcribed in an article by CBS Sports:

"A player of his caliber, you weigh a lot of things. But ultimately, we just talked about the (salary) cap. ... I don't need to go through all the reasons why we decided to go ahead and do that. I would say, from a cap standpoint, we decided just to go ahead and eat it out now." -Beane via The Athletic

He continued:

"We think we can compete and do what we need to do by eating it now. Because if we didn't, if we tried to come up with some way to split it up too many different ways, it's just like that albatross hanging on your neck all year. ... What's '25 look like? What's '26?" -Beane via The Athletic

So, the public stance of Beane and the team is that the move was made for salary cap relief purposes, which is factually accurate. That said, when he says I don't need to go through all the reasons why we decided to go ahead and do that, that suggests to me that there is more to this story than dollars and cents.

Beane, however, will not be revealing that information anytime soon, as he'd probably prefer to keep his job.

Check out the full conversation between Mays and Beane here:

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