Taron Johnson didn’t get cut by the Bills, but he is on the move.
The cornerback was traded to the Raiders on Sunday night, according to multiple reports.
The Bills will get a sixth-round pick as part of the deal and the Raiders are also getting a seventh-round pick.
Johnson had originally been part of a group of roster cuts the Bills had announced they were making on Friday.
The move does save Buffalo $1.9 million in salary cap and comes as the Bills make a change in their defensive philosophy.
The money savings Buffalo gets from moving on from Johnson would have been the same as if they had cut him.
Johnson played eight seasons with the Bills after they took him in the fourth round of the 2018 draft.
Since then, he appeared in 113 games and made 87 starts for the Bills.
He recorded 572 tackles, made six interceptions, had eight forced fumbles, 48 pass breakups and 23 tackles for loss.
Johnson had one of the most memorable defensive plays in recent history for the Bills when he returned an interception 101 yards for a touchdown against the Ravens in the AFC divisional round in 2021.
The corner now helps to address a need for the Raiders, who were thin at the position last season.
Eric Stokes had been one of their strongest players in the secondary last season and had 53 tackles and five pass breakups.
ESPN reported the Raiders were looking into bringing Stokes back this upcoming season and that general manager John Spytek had said at the scouting combine last month that he had “good dialogue” with Stokes.
The move comes less than 24 hours before the legal tampering period begins in the NFL and teams can officially sign free agents beginning Wednesday at 4 p.m.
