The Buffalo Bills selected quarterback Josh Allen with the No. 7 overall pick in the NFL draft Thursday after trading up five spots with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to get the Wyoming star.
Tampa Bay received two second-round picks -- Nos. 53 and 56 -- along with the 12th overall pick from Buffalo, which also acquired the 255th pick.
But more importantly, the Bills landed who they hope is their quarterback of the future in Allen, who has endured a firestorm of scrutiny in the last 24 hours after racially insensitive tweets he sent while in high school were made public Wednesday night.