McGahee traded to Ravens for multiple picks By Michael Smith ESPN.com
The Ravens and Bills agreed to a trade Thursday that will send running back Willis McGahee to Baltimore in exchange for the team's third and seventh-round picks in this year's draft, along with the Ravens' third-round pick in 2008, league sources said.
Buffalo dealt McGahee in anticipation of difficulty with his contract, which has one season remaining at $2.155 million. The Ravens and McGahee have already begun negotiations on a contract extension, McGahee's agent Drew Rosenhaus said.
It's the second year in a row the Ravens pulled off a trade for a marquee veteran. Last year they dealt for Tennessee Titans quarteback Steve McNair, who led the Ravens to the AFC North title.
The Titans were also reportedly interested in dealing for McGahee.
The Bills, whose remaining running backs are Daimon Shelton and Shaud Williams, are now in the market for multiple backs. They have shown interest in the Colts' Dominic Rhodes and the Titans' Chris Brown, and both have visited the team. Former Patriots running back Corey Dillon has not visited Orchard Park, but the Bills are said to be interested.
Buffalo's first-round pick out of Miami in 2003, McGahee is coming off a down season in which he finished with a career-low 990 yards rushing, but led the team with six rushing touchdowns in 14 starts.
In 2005, he had 1,247 yards rushing and five touchdowns in 15 starts. He established himself as the Bills starter in 2004 with 1,128 yards rushing and 13 touchdowns in 11 starts. That performance led the team to trade former starter Travis Henry to Tennessee the following summer.
McGahee sat out his rookie season recovering from major knee surgery.
The Bills have been disappointed in McGahee for conducting most of his offseason workouts in his native Miami, rather than traveling to the team's Orchard Park headquarters. McGahee also created a stir when he was quoted in a magazine article suggesting the NFL consider moving the Bills to Toronto, a comment he later said was taken out of context.
What is Buffalo doing? I mean they spend well over 100 Million Dollars on O-Lineman in FA, and now for what? To block for JP Losman????
McGahee was probably the main benifieciary of their O-Line upgrade and they GAVE him away for nothing.
Thank god I'm not a Bills fan or I just might kill myself.
They know what they're doing. McGahee is a clubhouse cancer and they've been wanting to dump him. He gets hurt a lot and isn't one of the best guys to have on a team. Frankly, to get 3 picks for someone you don't want on your team anyway is a pretty damn good job. They could always sign a veteran cheap and then try and draft a decent young RB.
What is Buffalo doing? I mean they spend well over 100 Million Dollars on O-Lineman in FA, and now for what? To block for JP Losman????
McGahee was probably the main benifieciary of their O-Line upgrade and they GAVE him away for nothing.
Thank god I'm not a Bills fan or I just might kill myself.
They know what they're doing. McGahee is a clubhouse cancer and they've been wanting to dump him. He gets hurt a lot and isn't one of the best guys to have on a team. Frankly, to get 3 picks for someone you don't want on your team anyway is a pretty damn good job. They could always sign a veteran cheap and then try and draft a decent young RB.
3.8 yards per carry back is what McGahee has been the past 2 years.
What is Buffalo doing? I mean they spend well over 100 Million Dollars on O-Lineman in FA, and now for what? To block for JP Losman????
McGahee was probably the main benifieciary of their O-Line upgrade and they GAVE him away for nothing.
Thank god I'm not a Bills fan or I just might kill myself.
They know what they're doing. McGahee is a clubhouse cancer and they've been wanting to dump him. He gets hurt a lot and isn't one of the best guys to have on a team. Frankly, to get 3 picks for someone you don't want on your team anyway is a pretty damn good job. They could always sign a veteran cheap and then try and draft a decent young RB.
3.8 yards per carry back is what McGahee has been the past 2 years.
3.8 yards per carry.
No offensive line or passing game and that happens. It's a sensible move for both teams...
Plus the Ravens O-line is not all that great. They lost Pashos their RT. Released Mulittalo LG, and Ogden is still thinking about retiring. They didn't give up much to get McGahee but they have a lot of work to do to rebuild there line.
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flamethrower wrote:I guess this gets them off the "We want Betts" list. But watch out for the Packers. They lost Green. and need a running back. Just my 2 cents
