Bills trade Taron Johnson to the Raiders ahead of official release

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DENVER , CO - JANUARY 17: Courtland Sutton (14) of the Denver Broncos draws a key pass interference call on Taron Johnson (7) of the Buffalo Bills during overtime of the Broncos' 33-30 win at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on Saturday, January 17, 2026. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) | Denver Post via Getty Images

Not so fast! And with that, an audible comes into play for the Buffalo Bills and cornerback Taron Johnson. After initially reporting that Johnson was set to be released by One Bills Drive, the latest twist has the Las Vegas Raiders swooping in for the longtime “Buffalo Nickel.”

Ian Rapoport revealed that the trade involves “a 6/7 pick swap,” — with Buffalo the likely recipient of the better pick in that scenario. Since Johnson’s release had not yet been made official via the wire, the Bills and Raiders were able to get a deal done.

Following an eight-year career with the Bills that began his rookie season, Johnson seemed destined for free agency as part of Buffalo’s need to get under the salary cap by the start of the new league year. Instead, he’ll avoid an uncertain playing fate and pack his bags for the bright lights of Vegas.

Stay tuned as we’ll have more info on the latest with Taron Johnson as further details become available.

Trade: The #Raiders are trading for #Bills veteran CB Taron Johnson, sources say. It's a 6/7 pick swap.

Johnson was announced as a release, but not officially on the wire yet. Las Vegas pounces. pic.twitter.com/B0oY28Uebp

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 9, 2026

His base salary is picked up by the Raiders, but the Bills were not going to be hit with that, anyway. They are still responsible for effectively the same dead cap charge they were already going to take with a release. https://t.co/0SliypGLaa

— Sal Capaccio (@SalSports) March 9, 2026

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