Bills linebacker Jay Foreman didn't take the news well that coach Gregg Williams recruited Eddie Robinson to take his job as the weakside linebacker.

The Bills made life better for Foreman on Wednesday morning by trading him to the Houston Texans in exchange for kick-return specialist Charlie Rogers.

Foreman started 16 games for Bills at the weakside linebacker. Both players are restricted free agents with $563,000 offers.

Foreman, 26, was a fifth-round pick of the Bills in 1999. He only started four games in his first two seasons while he learned the 3-4 scheme. Williams entered the picture as coach last season and switched the team into a 4-3.

While Foreman handled the job as a starter, Williams felt he wanted to do better at the position and felt more comfortable signing Robinson, who was one of his favorite players when he was defensive coordinator with the Titans.

The funny part of the story is that a year ago, Williams wanted to move Sam Cowart to the weakside outside linebacker job. It was Robinson who convinced Cowart that he may not like playing that position because it did not offer as many tackles and big plays as the middle linebacker job.

Rogers is one of the most exciting returns in the league, but his job with Houston was shaky because of Jermaine Lewis. Rogers played three seasons with the Seahawks.

Rogers numbers dropped last season with the Seahawks. He averaged 14.2 yards per punt return during his first two seasons and 24.9 on kickoffs. Last year, he had 9.8 on punts and 22.4 on kickoffs.