NFL Draft rumor sets stage for Day 2 trade bonanza

The Bills and 49ers were both involved in trades late in the first round.

In fact, the Bills pulled off a pair of trades, moving back twice from No. 26 until they eventually landed in the second round.

Schultz adds on to his report that the Niners are “very open” to moving back once again in order to grab more picks.

“They’re targeting several players and don’t necessarily need to pick at 33 to land one of them,” Schultz said of San Francisco, a team that needs to get younger.

Why so many trades?

Teams are extra motivated to move back this year.

The feeling has been that, starting around the 20s in Round 1, grades are very close for players from that spot through the top of the second round.

So, more teams are willing to trade back knowing they can acquire more draft capital and still come away with an equally good player at a later spot.

And, in turn, teams that might be turned down in an attempt to trade up in past years are finding more willing partners.

Things have been so wild that we saw multiple division rivals trading with each other.

There were NFC East rivals, the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles, swapping picks at Nos. 20 and 23, and AFC East rivals, the Bills and New England Patriots, made a deal, also.

It’s mass hysteria — and we’re here for it!