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ESPN is reporting that the Buffalo Bills are actively shopping Willis McGahee. There is no word why the Bills are preparing to deal one of their top young playmakers, but it appears the talks are serious and Willis could be wearing another jersey come next season. McGahee has shaken the injury concerns that caused his NFL Draft stock to plummet, and has missed only two games over the last three seasons. Were he in a productive offense he could easily be a top-five running back. The Bills schedule is frequently one of the more fantasy friendly in the NFL, but the Bills’ offense is terrible, so the effects of a change of address are unknown at this point. The initial report from ESPN has NY Giants GM Jerry Reese quoted as saying,

“There is some talk about Willis out there. We’ll investigate Willis. We’ll investigate everybody out there with trade talks. We’ll leave no stones unturned.”

This is clearly massive fantasy news. There were a lot of fantasy players out there set to take Brandon Jacobs in the second or third round of fantasy drafts this season, and those plans would obviously go out the window if McGahee were a Giant. McGahee would also lose a ton of value if he were to team with a known touchdown vulture like Jacobs (See Tiki Barber 2005-2007). The Giants are the only team reported to be interested so far, but obviously more suitors would step up for a natural talent like Willis. Stay posted to ETB for any further updates on this situation which could send shockwaves up and down fantasy draft cheatsheets.

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