The Cincinnati Bengals were never going to get a good return on the Logan Wilson trade, but there were always going to be a few possible suitors, too.
Wilson wound up with the Dallas Cowboys on the day of the NFL trade deadline, with the Bengals getting back a seventh-round pick.
Later, ESPN’s Dan Graziano noted that the Buffalo Bills were another team sniffing around a Wilson deal:
“One team I suspected would be active but wasn’t: the Bills. Word started to circulate early in the week that Buffalo was working on clearing cap space for a potential move. The Bills were linked to wide receivers and edge rushers. At one point, they inquired about corners and showed interest in Bengals linebacker Logan Wilson before he was moved to Dallas. A deal just didn’t come together.”
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No word on why a deal there didn’t happen. But for the Bengals, shipping Wilson to an NFC team like the Cowboys, at least, prevents him from going to help a contender in the AFC.
For Wilson, the Bills might’ve been more preferable from a contention standpoint, compared to a Cowboys defense that ranks pretty close to the miserable Bengals unit he just left.
Even in Dallas, though, he gets a chance to prove he still deserves to be a starter. The Bengals get back the minimal expected return for a guy who was on the way out the door anyway and clear room for the rookie linebackers to lead.
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This article originally appeared on Bengals Wire: Bengals, Bills talked Logan Wilson trade before LB went to Cowboys
