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Russell Wilson Targeted as 'Possible Savior' in 2012 NFL Draft, Ex-Bills GM Says

Former Buffalo Bills general manager Buddy Nix said the Bills wanted to take quarterback Russell Wilson in the 2012 NFL draft but miscalculated where he would be selected.

In an interview with Tim Graham of The Athletic, Nix said: "We wanted him from the very start. We felt he would be there with our first pick in the fourth round, but he wasn't there. We waited a half-round too long."

The Bills had two picks in the fourth round that year, and rather than selecting Wilson in the third round, they took wide receiver T.