{"id":241489,"date":"2025-08-06T15:30:50","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T19:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=241489"},"modified":"2025-08-05T19:45:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T23:45:43","slug":"report-bills-could-trade-fourth-round-veteran-daquan-jones-4-possible-fits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/08\/06\/report-bills-could-trade-fourth-round-veteran-daquan-jones-4-possible-fits\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Bills Could Trade Fourth-Round Veteran &#8211; 4 Possible Fits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After spending three seasons with the team, the Buffalo Bills could trade former fourth-round pick Daquan Jones before the 2025 regular season. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pff.com\/news\/nfl-trade-candidates-2025-training-camps\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">According to Pro Football Focus<\/a>, they believe the Bills might move on from Jones because they&#8217;ve been able to reconstruct their entire defensive line during the offseason. The team <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buffalobills.com\/news\/bills-sign-dt-larry-ogunjobi-to-one-year-contract#:~:text=The%20Buffalo%20Bills%20have%20signed,getting%20started%2C%22%20Ogunjobi%20said.\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">got free agents Larry Ogunjobi<\/a> and Michael Hoecht in free agency while drafting TJ Sanders and Deone Walker in the first four rounds of this year&#8217;s draft, so this could make Jones expendable. Originally selected in the 2014 NFL Draft, the former Penn State product spent most of his career with the Tennessee Titans, but had one of the most astonishing campaigns with the Bills during the 2023 season.<\/p>\n<p>He put up an 82.9 PFF overall grade, but he&#8217;s coming off a down year last season. This might make the Bills either let him play out his last year in his deal this upcoming campaign or trade him. It should make sense for the Bills to consider sending him to a new team while he&#8217;s healthy, so that they could get something in return. Since Buffalo is probably infusing a youth energy in their trenches. These four teams may push for a possible trade this upcoming season.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_239153\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-239153\" style=\"width: 815px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-239153\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/DaQuan-Jones-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"DaQuan Jones\" width=\"815\" height=\"543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/DaQuan-Jones-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/DaQuan-Jones-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/DaQuan-Jones-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/DaQuan-Jones-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/DaQuan-Jones-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/DaQuan-Jones.jpg 1355w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 815px) 100vw, 815px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-239153\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oct 20, 2024; Orchard Park, New York, USA; Buffalo Bills defensive tackle DaQuan Jones (92) sacks Tennessee Titans quarterback Mason Rudolph (11) during the second half at Highmark Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Report: Bills Could Trade Fourth-Round Veteran Daquan Jones &#8211; 4 Possible Fits<\/h2>\n<h3>Potential Next Teams<\/h3>\n<h4>Los Angeles Chargers<\/h4>\n<p>Despite <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/chargers-signing-dt-dashawn-hand-183438425.html#:~:text=The%20Chargers%20are%20signing%20former,Christopher%20Hinton%20and%20Justin%20Eboigbe.\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">signing Da&#8217;Shawn Hand<\/a> and re-signing <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/07\/24\/shocking-raiders-release-top-star-christian-wilkins-4-suitors-emerge\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Teair Tart,<\/a> the Los Angeles Chargers have arguably one of the worst trenches in the league as of now. Jim Harbaugh wants a physical defense, but hasn&#8217;t made any strong trades to make that happen. The Bills would never send any of their talent to an AFC rival, but the Chargers could get Daquan Jones if he becomes available in free agency. He&#8217;s on the older side, but Harbaugh wants an old-school scheme, so he could be perfect for that job in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<h4>Baltimore Ravens<\/h4>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Baltimore Ravens need a revamp in their defense, except for the linebacker unit. The trenches department could use an upgrade to help <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/03\/26\/justin-madubuike-2020-nfl-draft-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Nnamdi Madubuike<\/a> pull off some ferocious plays to get after the quarterback. After <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baltimoreravens.com\/news\/michael-pierce-retires-announces-retirement-baltimore-ravens-defensive-lineman\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">losing Michael Pierce to retirement<\/a>, John Jenkins can&#8217;t single-handedly save the interior, and someone like Jones could be an efficient help over Travis Jones and Broderick Washington.<\/p>\n<h4>Washington Commanders<\/h4>\n<p>The Commanders might&#8217;ve been able to upgrade the defense by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/44193889\/source-commanders-dt-javon-kinlaw-reach-3-year-deal#:~:text=The%20Washington%20Commanders%20moved%20to,ESPN&#039;s%20Adam%20Schefter%20on%20Monday.\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">signing Javon Kinlaw<\/a> and Von Miller, but these two are past their prime, and they need someone who can keep up with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/03\/12\/daron-payne-signs-contract-with-washington-commanders\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Daron Payne<\/a> in the trenches. After releasing Jonathan Allen this offseason, the team could use someone like Jones even in a rotational situation. He won&#8217;t change the defense overnight, but he does provide some type of potential upside.<\/p>\n<h4>Dallas Cowboys<\/h4>\n<p>While the team was able to extend Osa Odighizuwa this offseason to a long-term deal, the men next to him don&#8217;t seem promising, except for <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/02\/16\/atlanta-falcons-release-dante-fowler\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Dante Fowler<\/a>. The Cowboys are already dealing with the Micah Parsons situation, so they need someone to fill the hole behind Solomon Thomas if he doesn&#8217;t live up to expectations. Jones is arguably a better defensive lineman than Thomas and could help Osa for at least the next two seasons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Buffalo Bills may reportedly trade away their top veteran to a new team before the 2025 regular season starts. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4795,"featured_media":241490,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[36,10,3,19,18,8896],"tags":[7723,7705,7642,7422,3755,6029,2086,7429,6993,7638,32746,8996],"class_list":["post-241489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-news","category-ravens","category-bills","category-cowboys","category-chargers","category-washington-commanders","tag-baltimore-ravens-news","tag-buffalo-bills-news","tag-chargers-featured","tag-dallas-cowboys-news","tag-daquan-jones","tag-javon-kinlaw","tag-larry-ogunjobi","tag-los-angeles-chargers-news","tag-micah-parsons","tag-ravens-featured","tag-teair-tart","tag-washington-commanders-news"],"modified_by":"Anthony Palacios","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241489","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4795"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=241489"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241489\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":241495,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241489\/revisions\/241495"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/241490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=241489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=241489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=241489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}