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Those teams waiting for the Buffalo Bills to drop their asking price in trade talks for backup tailback Travis Henry might not want to hold their breath. The Bills afforded Henry and his agent permission to speak to other teams about a trade several weeks ago, and that elicited pretty good interest, since the veteran runner remains a quality back. But the Bills aren't inclined to just give Henry away. It will take a first-day draft choice to pry him away from the Bills, and no one has offered that yet. A proposed trade that would have sent Henry to Arizona in exchange for offensive tackle L.J. Shelton appears dead. The Cardinals wanted Henry to play under the terms of his Buffalo contract, but he wanted an extension. It now looks as though the Cardinals, who feel the running back class in the 2005 draft is a very deep one, will pluck a back from the lottery. And it appears the most likely destination for Shelton is Chicago, where he could play left tackle and permit the Bears to keep John Tait on the right side, which he prefers. The Bills have made preliminary contact with some veteran free-agent backs, just as a contingency. If they do find a buyer for Henry, the Bills want an experienced backup who could log maybe six to eight carries per game, and who could serve as mentor to Willis McGahee
Attaboy, TD get us the good. Eventhough the Shelton thing is done its good that TD is holding strong and asking for a first day pick. Kind of suprised no one has even offered a 3rd round pick for Henry. Also, its comforting to know there are some RBs out there that the Bills have contacted if they do trade Henry.