LeSean McCoy Trade Rumors: Bills Unlikely to Trade RB as Price Tag Too High

Despite seemingly having a logical trade partner in the Philadelphia Eagles, the Buffalo Bills appear unlikely to trade running back LeSean McCoy.

Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reported the Bills' asking price for McCoy is high—a second-round pick "plus" at the moment. The Eagles and Bills had a conversation regarding McCoy when Jay Ajayi went down with a torn ACL on Oct. 7, but the talks never grew serious.

McCoy, 30, spent his first six NFL seasons in Philadelphia and is the franchise's leading rusher.

The Bills' stance on McCoy seems at odds with their team trajectory. Buffalo enters Week 6 at 2-3 with a quarterback (Josh Allen) on the early part of his developmental curve. They're not going to make the playoffs barring a leap from Allen, and McCoy is an aging running back who has struggled so far this season.

He has compiled just 170 rushing yards on 45 carries and has not found the end zone in four games played. His 3.8 yards per carry are a career low and follow a 4.0 average in 2017—not the type of production that warrants anything close to a second-round pick.

McCoy is also expensive. He's making $6.1 million in base salary this season and goes up to $6.2 million in 2019. Again, that's not a number most teams would be willing to pay for his level of production.

It's possible the Bills' price tag lowers if they fall out of playoff contention over the next couple of weeks. A fourth- or fifth-round pick seems more realistic. But Rapoport's report indicated the Bills like having McCoy around for his leadership in the locker room and his skills from the running back position, so they may wind up holding onto him.