Former Buffalo Bills cornerback Kaiir Elam is on the move as the Dallas Cowboys are acquiring the former first-round draft pick in a trade. The Bills are sending Elam and a sixth-round draft pick to the Cowboys in exchange for a fifth and future seventh-round draft pick. Elam has spent his entire career with the Bills, but is making the move to Dallas.

“Breaking: The #Bills are trading Kaiir Elam to the #Cowboys, per source,” Jordan Schultz said in a post.

Kaiir Elam has not lived up to first-round draft pick hype so far in his career, but the Cowboys believe that this trade is worth it.

“Full trade: The #Bills will receive fifth- and future seventh-round picks from the #Cowboys for Kaair Elam and a sixth-rounder, per source,” Tom Pelissero said in a post.

Elam has been in the NFL since 2022. He spent his college days playing football at Florida, and the Bills selected him with the 23rd overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft. Unfortunately, Elam hasn't quite met expectations in the league yet.

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As a rookie, Elam played in 13 games and racked up 41 total tackles, four passes defended and two interceptions. It was a solid rookie year, but he hasn't been able to replicate it since.

Elam barely played during his second year in the league as he was dealing with an ankle injury for much of the season. He played in just three games and finished the season with 14 total tackles.

Because of the injury, Elam has really only been in the NFL for two seasons. This past season, he finished with 26 total tackles, two passes defended and one fumble recovery. It wasn't a great season, and Elam did not meet expectations with the Bills. However, he hasn't been in the NFL for very long, and he is still young. The potential is still there for Elam as he was a first-round draft pick for a reason, but the former Gator is running out of time to turn things around. Perhaps this move to the Cowboys will be a better fit.

This is an important offseason for a Cowboys team that didn't make the playoffs last year and just hired a new head coach. Dallas needs to turn things around quickly as the expectations around the team are always high. It doesn't seem like Kaiir Elam is going to make a huge impact on this defense, but the Cowboys didn't lose too much in the trade. Who knows, this could end up paying dividends in the long run.