Cole Beasley could be on his way out of Buffalo. The Bills have granted the wide receiver permission to seek a new club (Twitter link via NFL.com’s Mike Garafolo), paving the way for a potential trade. 
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Neither side has offered further comment on the matter, though Beasley and the team reportedly clashed throughout the year. Beasley, who will turn 33 on April 26th, was still productive in 2021 with 82 catches for 693 yards and one touchdown. He also managed 82 catches in 2020, though that was a more efficient campaign — his 82/967 line averaged out to a career-high 11.8 yards per grab. Last year, he had just 8.5 yards per reception, tying his career low.
Beasley has one year to go on his four-year, $29MM pact. As it stands, he’s set to count for $7.6MM against the Bills’ books, but a trade or release would leave the team with just $1.5MM in dead money versus $6.1MM in savings.
That’s a decent chunk of change, one that could be put towards larger expenditures like Rob Gronkowski. The Bills are reportedly interested in signing the 32-year-old as a free agent and he may be open to a move following Tom Brady‘s retirement. It also helps that Gronk is a Buffalo-area native who grew up as a Bills fan. Gronkowski, 32, managed 55 catches for 802 yards last year despite missing five games while injured.
Go Get Him Ravens!
The Ravens need weapons that *aren’t* best from the slot.
I think they need another inside target due to their offensive style, QB accuracy issues, and current roster construction. I think this style of player is exactly what we need, and we have been missing for years.
Bills aren’t going to help the Ravens get better.
Trade him to Dallas for Amari Cooper straight up. Then restructure Coop
Why would Dallas do that? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
save money
Because they’re going to cut Cooper anyway and Beasley has familiarity with the offense in Dallas. Not the worst idea I’ve seen on this app
Beasley is also going to be cut.
It’s a whole new scheme and coaching since Beasley was in Dallas
Yep, I didn’t see that Cooper was going to be cut.
To me it’s a win win. Dallas and it’s fans love Beasley. Also they save money in the process. Buffalo then avoids a fight in free agency and has one of the best duos in the league.
Dallas and fans don’t love Beasley.
Beasley has had a great career for an undrafted free agent and is one of the best slot receivers of the past decade, but he’s rightfully going to be dinged for his age (33) and questionable off-field beliefs (that he should keep putting out rap singles).
Beasley killed the woeful New Jersey Jets. Maybe he can rap about that?
How convenient that the Bills tell the anti-vaxxer Beasley he can go away just as the NFL and the players’ union put the league’s Covid-19 protocols on pause. Beasley missed a game back in December when he tested positive.
Lots of vaccinated players in sports have missed games too so not sure what that has to do with anything.
I’m thinking this wasn’t the example of them not seeing eye to eye that the report was alluding to last season..
I’m sure it had alot more with how he was being used rather than just his vaccine status..
I don’t see this happening