{"id":25060,"date":"2017-07-26T20:31:53","date_gmt":"2017-07-27T00:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=25060"},"modified":"2017-07-26T20:31:53","modified_gmt":"2017-07-27T00:31:53","slug":"bills-trade-cardale-jones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2017\/07\/26\/bills-trade-cardale-jones\/","title":{"rendered":"Buffalo Bills Trade Cardale Jones to Los Angeles Chargers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Buffalo Bills announced that they traded quarterback <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/J\/JoneCa01.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cardale Jones<\/a><\/strong> to the Los Angeles Chargers on Wednesday. In return, the Bills will receive a conditional pick in next year&#8217;s draft. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/890356349959327744\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ESPN&#8217;s <strong>Adam Schefter<\/strong> indicated<\/a>, per a source, that the Chargers are giving Buffalo a seventh-round pick in exchange for Jones.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We&#39;ve traded QB Cardale Jones to the Los Angeles Chargers for a conditional draft pick.<\/p>\n<p>Details: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZofxWaXJd4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZofxWaXJd4<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/L4FMhDJSIZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/L4FMhDJSIZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BuffaloBills\/status\/890353555042971649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 26, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1><strong>Buffalo Bills Trade Cardale Jones to Los Angeles Chargers<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Buffalo used one of their compensatory picks in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft to select Jones. The former Ohio State star made a limited contribution during his rookie season with the team as the third string quarterback. His only regular season appearance came in the season finale against the New York Jets <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/201701010nyj.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">where he finished 6-11 for 96 yards<\/a> and an interception in the 30-10 loss.<\/p>\n<p>Jones is perhaps best known for his exploits late in the 2014 season for Ohio State. Starting the final three games of the season after <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/jt-barrett-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">J.T. Barrett<\/a><\/strong> suffered a season-ending injury, he helped lead the team to the inaugural College Football Playoff national title. In wins over Wisconsin, Alabama and Oregon, Jones averaged 247.3 yards passing and threw a total of five touchdown passes.<\/p>\n<p>The Bills quarterbacking corps underwent significant change behind incumbent starter <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/T\/TaylTy00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tyrod Taylor<\/a><\/strong> even before this transaction. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/ej-manuel-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">E.J. Manuel<\/a><\/strong> departed the team in free agency, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/story\/0ap3000000793965\/article\/ej-manuel-signs-contract-with-oakland-raiders\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">signing with the Oakland Raiders<\/a>. They added <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/Y\/YateT.00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">T.J. Yates<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.buffalobills.com\/news\/article-1\/Bills-sign-QB-TJ-Yates\/21c8caf4-e7de-49fe-b644-c38457a119f3\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in early April<\/a>\u00a0to provide a veteran presence behind Taylor. And in the 2017 draft, they selected <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/nathan-peterman-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nathan Peterman<\/a><\/strong> out of Pittsburgh in the fifth round.<\/p>\n<p>Heading into training camp, it appeared these moves relegated Jones to number four on the depth chart. With Buffalo unlikely to keep that many quarterbacks on the roster come week one, <a href=\"http:\/\/billswire.usatoday.com\/2017\/07\/10\/3-buffalo-bills-on-the-roster-bubble\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jones was eventually looking at getting cut<\/a> absent a trade. The move gives the Bills some additional draft capital for 2018, albeit not much.<\/p>\n<p>Rookies and veterans begin reporting for Bills training camp at St. John Fisher College outside of Rochester, NY today, with the first practice commencing on Thursday. 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