However, moving on from White’s contract didn’t fully end the team’s financial commitment to it last season. Following news of White’s reunion with Buffalo, Bills reporter

At the midseason trade deadline last year, the Baltimore Ravens acquired cornerback Tre’Davious White from the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for a 2026 seventh-round draft pick. White was a bit of an afterthought having suffered multiple extended-absence injuries over the past several years,

The Buffalo Bills were coming off a 7-9 season in 2016, and had the 10th overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft. That same year, the team had a new head coach in Sean McDermott. As for the draft choice, it turned into the 27th overall selection as the Kansas City Chiefs gave the Bills their first-round choice and a third-round pick that year,