The Buffalo Bills no longer have a dilemma on running back.
A team source confirmed towards the Democrat and Chronicle Tuesday night which the Bills have come to an agreement on the trade to send linebacker Kiko Alonso for towards the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for running back LeSean McCoy.
McCoy will be entering his 7th
NFL season, and while he represents the $10 million cap hit in 2015, he instantly becomes among the Bills' premier players.
In his first 6 years with the Eagles, McCoy enjoyed four 1, 000-yard hastening seasons including a career-best 1, 607 yards within 2013. Last year his production dipped to 1, 319 yards and also his average yards per carry had been a whopping yard less than it was in 2013. However, McCoy by himself received only 163 fewer yards than the overall Bills' team.
Alonso sat out all of 2014 with a leg injury suffered just weeks before training camp was to start at St. John Fisher College. In his absence, this Bills put together certainly one of their most robust defensive seasons in latest memory as linebackers Nigel Bradham, Preston Brown, and also Brandon Spikes rose to the challenge of overcoming the losing of Alonso.
McCoy's addition means this Bills will pass on re-signing running back C. J. Spiller, who's eligible to turn into a free agent next week.
“[Bills] management called me and said that they were going in that direction,” Spiller stated on NFL Network's Full Access. “Pretty a lot giving me a 'Thank you for the service.' ”
Alonso is going to be reunited with Chip Kelly, exactly who coached the linebacker on his previous job at Oregon. Alonso made an instant impact in Buffalo after being selected within the second round of the particular 2013 draft.
“Hard worker and extremely competitive. He likes to fly around, higher energy guy,” Spiller stated of Alonso. “Student on the game. Definitely does not miss many tackles on view field. He is able to guard running backs, he is able to get on tight ends, he is physical. They're getting a terrific player. Hard worker. Me and him type of rehabbed together – he was doing his leg and I was performing my collarbone – and I've seen the effort that he was putting in. They are getting a fantastic individual. He's just a great person. He is down to earth, quiet, never really got into all the hype.”
He emerged just as one NFL defensive rookie on the year contender after leading Buffalo with 159 tackles, 2 fumble recoveries and tied for that team lead with 4 interceptions while barely missing a snap in playing all sixteen games.
In Buffalo, McCoy is going to be reunited with former Eagles running back Bryce Brown, who had been acquired by the Bills within a trade in May.
With questions on quarterback, the Bills are planning to introduce a run-heavy the offense under Ryan and also new offensive coordinator Greg Roman.
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