The Buffalo Bills are set to enter NFL training camp as one of the top Super Bowl contenders in the league. After making a run to the AFC Championship Game last season and coming up short against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs, the Bills are looking to take one more step in 2025.
Josh Allen is fresh off of an MVP season. He put together a masterful performance throughout the 2024 campaign.
While he was elite all year long, it was clear that he needed more help. Buffalo tried to give him that when it acquired veteran star wide receiver Amari Cooper from the Cleveland Browns ahead of the trade deadline. Unfortunately, that move didn't pay off.
As the 2025 NFL season continues to draw closer, could the Bills look to get aggressive and swing a trade to add more support for Allen?
That is exactly what one NFL analyst has suggested.
Alex Kay of Bleacher Report has named Buffalo as one of the top dark-horse contenders to acquire Terry McLaurin from the Washington Commanders if they make him available.
"After coming up painfully short in the postseason yet again, the Buffalo Bills had a surprisingly quiet offseason in terms of upgrading their skill-position talent," Kay wrote.
"While the front office is seemingly content letting MVP Josh Allen elevate the smattering of solid but unspectacular receivers currently on the roster, it would still be in Buffalo's best interest to acquire a superstar in the trade market. McLaurin would instantly become Allen's top target and perfectly augment the versatile Khalil Shakir and developing Keon Coleman to form the nucleus of a passing attack that has potential rate among the best in the league."
McLaurin could be the missing piece to the Bills' Super Bowl hopes. He would provide Allen with a true No. 1 wide receiver and would elevate the entire offense to the next level.
During the 2024 season with the Commanders, McLaurin racked up 82 receptions for 1,096 yards and 13 touchdowns. Adding that kind of threat to the offense would make Allen's job much easier.
Of course, acquiring a player of McLaurin's caliber would not come cheap. Buffalo would have to pony up a good trade package to send back to Washington.
All of that being said, this is just and idea at this point. No reports have connected the Bills to discussing a trade for McLaurin. However, it would be a very wise move if it was available.
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