Bills sign Super Bowl hero Mecole Hardman to practice squad following blowout loss to Dolphins: report

After the Buffalo Bills' shocking blowout nonaccomplishment to the Miami Dolphins connected Sunday, the squad is bringing successful a wide receiver with Super Bowl pedigree. 

The Bills, successful request of a spark from their wide receiver room, signed Mecole Hardman to their signifier squad, according to ESPN. Hardman had been connected the Green Bay Packers' signifier squad but was chopped successful September. 

The Bills did not bring successful anyone astatine the commercialized deadline to assistance backmost Josh Allen connected the perimeter, truthful they pivoted to the 27-year-old Hardman. 

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Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Mecole Hardman (12) plays against the San Francisco 49ers successful Super Bowl LVIII astatine Allegiant Stadium successful Paradise, Nevada, connected Feb. 11, 2024. (Mark J. Rebilas/USA TODAY Sports)

Hardman’s astir notable infinitesimal of his six-year vocation came successful Super Bowl LVIII, erstwhile helium caught the game-winning touchdown from Patrick Mahomes successful overtime to bushed the San Francisco 49ers. 

The Bills person relied connected Keon Coleman, Khalil Shakir, Joshua Palmer and Curtis Samuel to beryllium their apical receivers this season, but nary person elevated their games to go a existent No. 1 wide receiver. 

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Wide receiver Mecole Hardman Jr. #12 of the Kansas City Chiefs lifts the Lombardi trophy aft Super Bowl LVIII against the San Francisco 49ers astatine Allegiant Stadium connected Feb. 11, 2024, successful Las Vegas, Nevada.  (Luke Hales/Getty Images)

The Bills’ deficiency of explosive playmakers was connected show successful their 30-13 nonaccomplishment to the Dolphins. Shakir led the squad with 7 catches for 58 yards, with a batch of his accumulation coming erstwhile the crippled was retired of reach. 

Shakir leads the squad with 45 catches for 457 yards and 2 touchdowns. Tight extremity Dalton Kincaid is the team’s next-leading receiver with 29 catches for 448 yards and 4 touchdowns. 

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Mecole Hardman Jr. #12 of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates aft catching the game-winning touchdown successful overtime to decision the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 during Super Bowl LVIII astatine Allegiant Stadium connected Feb. 11, 2024, successful Las Vegas, Nevada. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

In 80 vocation games, Hardman has 178 catches for 2,302 yards and 16 touchdowns, and the Bills are hoping the Super Bowl LVIII leader tin supply a spark. 

The Bills dropped to 6-3 with the nonaccomplishment and volition look to bounce backmost against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-3) connected Sunday. '

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