Bills To Acquire CB Brandon Codrington From Jets

Tuesday has seen an intra-AFC East trade happen between the Bills and Jets. Buffalo is acquiring cornerback Brandon Codrington from Latest York, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reports. Day 3 picks will probably be swapped in 2026 as a part of the agreement.

Codrington established himself as a robust option within the return game during his college profession. He spent 4 seasons and five years at North Carolina Central, sitting out the pandemic-affected 2020 campaign. The 5-9, 185-pounder served as a punt and kick returner during his time there, earning All-MEAC honors multiple times. In 2021, his success as a punt returner landed him a spot on the HBCU All-American team.

Codrington joined the Jets as an undrafted free agent this offseason. That move allowed him to showcase his third phase abilities on the NFL level, however the presence of Xavier Gipson hurt his probabilities of landing on Latest York’s 53-man roster. As a substitute of being waived, he’ll now head to Buffalo while the Jets receive draft compensation in return.

The Bills intended to make use of Nyheim Hines as their top returner last yr, but a jet ski accident resulted in a torn ACL and sidelined him for the whole season. Ty Johnson led the team with eight kick returns in 2023, and he remains to be within the fold. Buffalo’s top punt returner (Deonte Harty) departed in free agency, nevertheless, so Codrington could aim to fill that emptiness together with his latest team while also providing depth within the secondary.

Codrington is owed a base salary of $795K in 2024, and the Bills comfortably have enough cap space to soak up that figure. No guarantees are present within the pact, meanwhile, so the Jets is not going to tackle a dead money charge because of this of the trade.