BUFFALO, N.Y. — Stefon Diggs landing in Buffalo was a direct result of the new coronavirus pandemic potentially disrupting the NFL's offseason practice schedule.
Bills general manager Brandon Beane altered his approach in filling the Bills' most pressing need at receiver.
By acquiring Diggs in a trade with Minnesota last month, Beane opted to add an established player who could immediately step into the lineup, rather than risk waiting for a rookie to grow into the role with limited practice time.
"You know the draft is stacked with receivers, but I think it became ever-prescient with what's going on around us that we don't know what kind of offseason we'll have," Beane said during a video conference call with Buffalo-area-reporters Thursday.