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Rasul Douglas ‘Hung Up’ on Packers GM Calling About Bills Trade

The Buffalo Bills landed cornerback Rasul Douglas in a trade with the Green Bay Packers, a much-needed move after losing All-Pro Tre’Davious White (Achilles) for the season.

While Bills general manager Brandon Beane told reporters on November 1 that he initially called Green Bay about acquiring Douglas last week, such news didn’t get to the cornerback until the trade was complete.

During his first press conference in Buffalo, Douglas admitted that he “hung up” on Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst when he was first informed of the trade at 3 p.m. on Tuesday. “My initial reaction, at first, I thought it was a joke,” he said.

“[Gutenkunst] didn’t say too much. He just said, ‘We’re trading you.’ And then like it was over. The conversation was over. I just hung up.” But then Douglas got a call from Packers CEO Mark Murphy.

“He’s got a voice that like, you know it’s him,” the 28-year-old said. “So, I’m like, ‘Oh this is no joke.’ He was like yeah, we’re trading you to the Bills. I appreciate you. Thank you for everything. Come up here and see everyone before you go.”

In the deal, Buffalo sent Green Bay a 2024 third-round pick in exchange for Douglas and a 2024 fifth-round pick. Douglas recorded 10 interceptions, 32 pass breakups, and 174 tackles since he joined the Packers in 2021.

Douglas acknowledged how his former Packers teammates are devastated that he’s gone. “S***, we all can’t believe it,” he said. “But it’s reality.”

The former third-round pick from the 2017 NFL draft said that when the news broke, “It was crazy because no one was there in the building. And then guys came to the building to tell me bye. I remember sitting by the sauna and me and [Packers running back] Aaron Jones — we both cried.”