ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - With the departure of veteran quarterback Kyle Orton to retirement after last season, the Buffalo Bills were on the market for a new passer, and on Wednesday, in a trade with the Vikings, they found Matt Cassel.
The Bills will receive a sixth-round pick, in exchange for a fifth-round choice, in the 2015 Draft from the Vikings as part of the deal, and a seventh-round selection in 2017, according to Fox Sports.
Cassel has one year remaining on a two-year deal worth $10 million signed in February with Minnesota, and is due $4.15 million next season in addition to a $500,000 roster bonus.
He started for the Vikings last season before an injury in Week 3 sidelined him for the rest of the year, thrusting rookie Teddy Bridgewater into the position.
Cassel, a tenth-year man from USC, will compete for the starting job in Buffalo with E.J. Manuel. He has more than 15,000 career passing yards for 96 touchdowns.
Buffalo on Tuesday received former Eagles running back LeSean McCoy in a trade that saw them send linebacker Kiki Alonso to Philadelphia as the Bills look to be major players in free agency this offseason.
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