Bills Trade Ko Simpson to Lions

Desperate to upgrade their struggling and banged-up secondary, the Lions acquired safety Ko Simpson from the Bills on Friday for an undisclosed draft pick.

By all accounts, Simpson will start at safety opposite rookie Louis Delmas, assuming Simpson passes his physical and settles in before Week 1. Simpson started 15 games for Buffalo last season, intercepting two balls and making 76 tackles.

Detroit likely coughed up a mid-round pick in this deal -- a move that would be extremely worthwhile for the Lions. Before the trade, Kelvin Pearson was penciled in, hesitantly, at Detroit's second starting safety spot. Pearson has had a miserable preseason and Detroit's been actively looking to upgrade.

It got to the point that Detroit reportedly contacted Lawyer Milloy in hopes of adding him to the mix. Milloy said no, so Detroit moved on to another option -- which turned out to be Buffalo, since the Bills have Donte Whitner and Bryan Scott firmly entrenched at their safety spots, thus making Simpson expendable.

He'll be much more valuable for Detroit. The Lions gave up 234 yards passing to, ironically, the Bills in their final preseason game Thursday. But beyond that, new Detroit general manager Martin Mayhew has made a very concerted effort to bulk up his team's talent level at every possible opportunity, and this clearly fell into that category.

In case Simpson's name is ringing a bell, but you're not exactly sure why -- it might be this. On this past New Year's Eve, Simpson was arrested for reportedly hindering a police investigation, then was verbally abusive to the officers, yelling, "I'm Ko Simpson with the Buffalo Bills. I am worth millions." Good times.