‘On Tuesday, Buffalo announced that it had signed veteran wide receiver Brandin Cooks. The receiver joins the Bills after a 10-game stint with the New Orleans Saints in 2025. To date, the 2025 season has not been a productive one for Cooks. He has registered 19 receptions for 165 yards and no touchdowns this year. To be fair to Cooks, New Orleans’ quarterback play has been among the worst in the league this season.’
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Bills add veteran reinforcements in Cooks, Lawson
‘Cooks is the latest in a seemingly never-ending attempt at patchworking the team’s WR position. Gabe Davis has been elevated from the practice squad each of the last two weeks to help contribute to the offense. Mecole Hardman also had a game with the Bills after being signed to the active roster to help in the return game and at WR. Hardman was placed on injured reserve with a calf injury after a fumble on his punt return in his first game with the team in Week 11.’
Bills add speedy WR Brandin Cooks, reunite with DE Shaq Lawson on practice-squad contracts
‘Lawson is the 22nd player — eighth this season — to be reunited with the Bills under McDermott and the fourth player to have more than one. The Bills have been hit hard by injuries at defensive end, losing Michael Hoecht and Landon Jackson to injured reserve, leading them to play defensive tackle T.J. Sanders on the edge on early downs the last two games.’
Brandin Cooks signs with Bills after Saints release
‘Cooks, 32, was waived by the Saints over the weekend and cleared waivers Monday before joining the pass-catcher-needy Bills ahead of Week 13.
Reports: Brandin Cooks joining Buffalo Bills ahead of Week 13
‘Buffalo is the sixth team Cooks has played for in the NFL. He joins the AFC contender and follows a recent trend for the Bills after they added Amari Cooper via trade last season.’
Bills provide QB Josh Allen another veteran option by signing receiver Brandin Cooks
‘Cooks is in his 12th NFL season and brings a downfield threat element to a Bills passing game that has experienced difficulty pushing the ball deep this season. His signing also represents another indication of Bills general manager Brandon Beane not being content with his receivers after backing them for much of the season.’
Bills add help at wide receiver, sign veteran Brandin Cooks
‘Second-year receiver Keon Coleman has been a healthy scratch for the past two games stemming initially from disciplinary issues. The Bills are on pace to have no 1,000-yard receiver for the second straight year. Tight end Dalton Kincaid has the most receiving touchdowns on the team with four despite playing in just eight games this season.’
Brandin Cooks signs with Bills: What can the veteran WR bring to Buffalo's offense?
‘Cooks is used to changes of scenery as he has played for five different franchises over his 12 NFL seasons: the Saints, New England Patriots, Los Angeles Rams, Houston Texans and Dallas Cowboys. That number increases to six with Buffalo. The former No. 20 overall pick out of Oregon State has six 1,000-yard receiving campaigns. He even became the first player in NFL history to cross 1,000 yards receiving in three consecutive seasons with three different teams from 2016-18 with the Saints, Patriots and Rams.’
Bills Sign Veteran WR Brandin Cooks After His Release From Saints
‘Cooks’s first gamewith the team will be on Sunday against the Steelers. At this point, it’s unclear if Buffalo will have him acclimated enough to play so soon after joining a new team. Buffalo holds a 7–4 record and is second in the AFC East behind the red-hot 10–2 Patriots. This level of competition will be a big improvement for Cooks as the Saints hold a 2–9 record at the bottom of the NFC South.’
Does Brandon Beane know he can sign players that aren't former Bills?
‘There is a level of pretentiousness with these signings that the Bills make. And when you combine those moves with the ones they don’t make, it all gets tied back into the over-arching problem – the over-reliance on Josh Allen and James Cook to carry the weight of 51 other players.’
Buffalo Bills finally add proven deep threat to roster in form of 60 TD wide receiver
‘Cooks has 60 career touchdown receptions in a career that began back in 2014. His best season came in 2015 in his first stint with the Saints, catching 84 passes for 1,138 yards and nine touchdowns. His 2024 was injury-plagued, but he did have a quality season in 2023 with the Dallas Cowboys, catching 54 passes for 657 yards and eight touchdowns.’
Bills WR depth chart: What Brandin Cooks signing means for Josh Allen's weapons
‘Shakir is the closest thing Buffalo has to a number one option this season. He currently leads the Bills with 54 receptions and 564 receiving yards through Week 12, while also hauling in three touchdowns.’
Buffalo Bills sign Brandin Cooks to try and help Josh Allen on chaotic WR depth chart
‘This year, Cooks had 19 grabs for 165 yards for the Saints in his 10 games, which included three starts.’
Will Dalton Kincaid return in Week 13? Latest injury updates on Buffalo Bills TE
‘Kincaid, who ranks second on the team in receiving yards entering Week 13, hasn’t suited up since Week 10, when he sustained a hamstring injury.’
Bills' Brandin Cooks signing an ominous sign for Keon Coleman
‘What that now does to a Bills offense that is in desperate need of weapons, with Coleman sitting on the sidelines, is unknown, but it does seem that Cooks could take Coleman’s spot in Joe Brady’s offense..’