Bills save $54 million in cap space by dumping Marcell Dareus' contract

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- On the surface, the 2018 sixth-round pick the Buffalo Bills received from the Jacksonville Jaguars in a trade Friday evening might not seem like much compensation for Marcell Dareus, a former No. 3 overall pick and two-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle.

But compared to the second-round pick the Houston Texans had to give up in March to get rid of quarterback Brock Osweiler and his inflated contract, the Bills' deal for Dareus is a big win.

Consider the numbers. The Texans traded Osweiler, a 2018 second-round pick and a 2017 sixth-round pick to the Cleveland Browns for a 2017 fourth-round pick. In doing so, the Texans cleared $10 million off their 2017 salary cap and wiped…