ESPN.com · Nov 1, 2017
Bills making serious push for playoffs by acquiring Kelvin Benjamin
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Almost three months ago, Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane shocked the NFL world by trading one of his team's top talents, receiver Sammy Watkins, to the Los Angeles Rams.
Sooner than many expected, Beane has filled the void by acquiring Kelvin Benjamin in a deadline-day deal Tuesday with the Carolina Panthers.
In stark contrast to shipping out Watkins for cornerback E.J. Gaines and a 2018 second-round pick, which signaled the Bills were more about tomorrow than today, acquiring Benjamin is a salvo to the rest of the NFL that the Bills mean business in 2017.
