In order to give quarterback Josh Allen a legitimate No. 1 receiver in Stefon Diggs, the Buffalo Bills traded a first-round choice to the Minnesota Vikings in the 2020 offseason, altering the course of their offense.
According to an insider, the Bills may attempt to duplicate the success in the upcoming offseason by pursuing wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk of the San Francisco 49ers. According to Jarrett Bailey of AtoZ Sports, Aiyuk may emerge as Allen’s new top target and would be a good match for the Bills, who are facing another year with a limited salary constraint.
Bailey observed that Aiyuk appeared uncertain about his future in San Francisco, expressing his ability to envision himself staying with the 49ers if that’s the best move on the day of the team’s locker cleanup after the team’s Super Bowl defeat.
Aiyuk’s circumstances are comparable to those that led Diggs to Buffalo in 2020. In a 2021 interview with Richard Sherman on “The Cris Collinsworth Podcast, general manager of the Bills Brandon Beane stated that the team attempted to acquire Diggs in 2019 but was turned down. Beane called back and inquired again when there appeared to be a rift between Diggs and the Vikings.
Stef put out a tweet out there after the season as we’re approaching free agency last year, Beane remarked. I don’t recall what it was about, but it had to do with fresh starts or something. When we followed up with the Vikings, the topic had changed. That was not Hell no. We’re not shopping him, but if you really want him, consider what you would really want and what that would be.
In the Bills’ offense, Aiyuk would immediately become a go-to target, if not the go-to target, he wrote. He was the 49ers’ top receiver with 75 receptions, 1,342 yards, and 7 touchdowns. He would provide the Bills with a much-needed boost in talent.
