Brandon Beane wasn’t going to wait around to hear back from Emmanuel Sanders in free agency.

Before the Buffalo Bills landed Stefon Diggs in a trade, the team was pursuing Sanders. During an appearance on The Rich Eisen Show, Sanders said he had been talking with the Bills a bit and asked for a night to think about the decision.

“I spoke with the Bills for a little bit," Sanders said via The Saints Wire. "And I told them, ‘Let me think about the idea, give me a night.’ And 30 minutes later the Stefon Diggs deal went through and I was like, ‘Okay.'”

With Stefon Diggs suddenly available via trade, Beane likely didn’t have the time to wait on Sanders’ answer. Instead, the Bills GM sent a 2020 first-round pick, fifth-round pick, sixth-round pick and 2021 fourth-round pick to the Vikings in exchange for Diggs and a 2020 seventh-round pick.

After talking with the 49ers, a team he played with for part of the 2019 season, and the Green Bay Packers, Sanders heard from the New Orleans Saints. Shortly after hearing from New Orleans, Sanders agreed-to-terms on a two-year deal worth up to $19 million.

While terms for the 33-year-old wide receiver were not outrageous, the Bills were able to land a 26-year-old receiver who is just entering his prime. Better yet, Diggs’ contract has manageable cap hits for the Bills through the 2023 season.

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