Bills acquire DT Stroud from Jags
Buffalo Bills03/01/2008 4:56 PM AP reports the Buffalo Bills acquired three-time Pro Bowl DT Marcus Stroud in a trade with Jacksonville. The deal was announced by the Bills at a press conference on Saturday. It was not immediately clear what the Bills gave up in exchange for Stroud, a seven-year veteran who had the Jaguars' permission to seek a trade. The move was completed after the Bills began revamping their porous defense on Friday, the first day of NFL free agency. Buffalo signed LB Kawika Mitchell and released veteran DT Larry Tripplett. In another move Saturday, the Bills signed former Minnesota DT Spencer Johnson to a five-year contract. Read more