Bills sign NFL veteran to bolster wide receiving corps

After the Buffalo Bills' 23-19 nonaccomplishment to the Houston Texans past week, the squad is bringing successful immoderate assistance astatine the wide receiver position. 

The squad announced that they signed wide receiver Brandin Cooks to the progressive roster connected Tuesday. Cooks, 32, reached an statement with the New Orleans Saints to beryllium released from his declaration connected Nov. 22.

Cooks cleared waivers and past joined the Bills. The squad released wide receiver Elijah Moore arsenic the corresponding move.

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Brandin Cooks (10) of the New Orleans Saints warms up during the NFL 2025 crippled against the New England Patriots astatine Caesars Superdome. The crippled took spot successful New Orleans, Louisiana, connected Oct. 12, 2025. (Kenneth Richmond/Getty Images)

The Bills volition beryllium Cooks’ sixth squad successful his 12 NFL seasons. He began his vocation with the Saints successful 2014 and spent 3 seasons with them. He was past traded to the New England Patriots. 

After 1 play with the Patriots, New England traded Cooks to the Los Angeles Rams. After 2 seasons with the Rams, they traded him to the Houston Texans. Then, aft 3 seasons with the Texans, helium was traded to the Dallas Cowboys. 

After yet reaching escaped agency, Cooks signed backmost with the Saints. 

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New Orleans Saints wide receiver Brandin Cooks (10) is tackled by Buffalo Bills cornerback Christian Benford (47) and linebacker Dorian Williams (42) during the 4th fourth astatine Highmark Stadium successful Orchard Park, New York, connected Sept. 28, 2025. (Gregory Fisher/Imagn Images)

In 10 games with the Saints this season, Cooks had 19 catches for 165 yards. Last play with the Cowboys, Cooks had 29 catches for 259 yards and 3 touchdowns successful 10 games. 

In his career, Cooks has 729 catches for 9,697 yards and 60 touchdowns. The Bills anticipation that Cooks tin springiness their wide receiver country a sorely needed boost. 

Star choky extremity Dalton Kincaid has missed the past 3 games with a hamstring injury, and second-year wide receiver Keon Coleman has been a steadfast scratch the past 2 weeks. With those 2 retired of the lineup, Josh Allen has not had a existent No. 1 wide receiver to thin on. 

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Khalil Shakir is the team’s starring receiver with 54 catches, 564 yards and 3 touchdowns. Only Kincaid has much touchdown catches than Shakir (four). 

The Bills (7-4) anticipation Cooks tin marque an instant interaction erstwhile they instrumentality connected the Pittsburgh Steelers (6-5) connected Sunday astatine 4:25 p.m. ET successful a cardinal AFC matchup. 

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