March 9 (UPI) — The Las Vegas Raiders have agreed to acquire cornerback Talon Johnson in a trade with the Buffalo Bills.
The Raiders agreed to send a sixth-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft to the Bills in exchange for Johnson and a seventh-round pick, sources told NFL Network, ESPN and The Athletic on Sunday night.
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The Bills announced Friday that they were releasing Johnson, but chose to reverse course before the deal was finalized.
Johnson, 29, appeared in 13 games for the Bills last season. He totaled 57 tackles and four passes defended. The eight-year veteran joined the Bills as a fourth-round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft and signed a three-year, $30.7 million contract extension with the team in 2024.
His contract runs until 2027.
Pro Football Focus ranks Johnson 69th among cornerbacks who played at least 20 percent of the maximum snaps at the position last season. In 2024, he was ranked 58th among qualifiers.
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Johnson is Pro Football Focus’ seventh-ranked cornerback with a snap rate of at least 80 percent in 2023, when he started all 17 games for the Bills. In 2022, he will be ranked 16th.
NFL teams can negotiate with free agents on Monday at noon ET. At 4 p.m. on Wednesday, the start of the new league year, teams can officially begin signing free agents.
