Buffalo Bills received conditional 2019 seventh-round pick…
Buffalo Bills received conditional 2019 seventh-round pick (not conveyed) from Los Angeles Chargers. Buffalo's return was a conditional 2019 seventh-round choice, but the condition was not met and no pick was conveyed. The Bills therefore received no usable draft asset from the exchange. That outcome supports a D grade for Buffalo Bills. The final verdict is Even Trade, based on the football value the club actually realized from the assets it controlled after the exchange.
Buffalo Bills Received
- pick conditional 2019 seventh-round pick (not conveyed)
Los Angeles Chargers Received
- player Cardale Jones
Trade Analysis
The Exchange
On 2017-07-26, Buffalo Bills received conditional 2019 seventh-round pick (not conveyed), while Los Angeles Chargers received Cardale Jones. The exchange is evaluated by the regular-season service and draft outcomes each club actually received from those assets. Later movement matters only when it directly clarifies what became of the original return, keeping the comparison tied to this transaction. Buffalo Bills Return Buffalo's return was a conditional 2019 seventh-round choice, but the condition was not met and no pick was conveyed. The Bills therefore received no usable draft asset from the exchange. The D grade reflects the size, duration, and usefulness of that return relative to what Buffalo Bills surrendered. The assessment gives credit for documented football value rather than for hypothetical value the asset might have produced elsewhere. Los Angeles Chargers Return Los Angeles received Cardale Jones, but he did not appear in a Chargers regular-season game. The club gained quarterback depth without receiving measurable regular-season production from the player. The D grade applies the same standard to Los Angeles Chargers, focusing on the service or draft result the club actually obtained. That keeps the comparison proportional to the original cost and the relatively limited scope of the transaction. Value in Hindsight Neither side converted the transaction into meaningful regular-season value. Buffalo never received the conditional pick, and Los Angeles never received a regular-season appearance from Jones. With the direct outcomes effectively empty on both sides, equal low grades best fit the evidence. Hindsight here does not require either side to have acquired a star. The deciding question is which club converted its incoming asset or assets into the stronger supported football return, while keeping the grade gap consistent with the scale of the deal. Final Verdict The final call is Even Trade. Buffalo Bills earns D, and Los Angeles Chargers earns D. Those grades reflect the documented package, the playing time or draft value that followed, and the relative durability of each club's return. For a minor transaction, the evidence supports that result without overstating the long-term importance of the exchange.