‘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.’
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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..’
Bills sign former Clemson 1st-round pick to help playoff push at position of need
‘Given that Buffalo’s defensive line has been dinged up all year, getting an experienced guy up front like Lawson is not a bad thing at all.’
Bills sign WR Brandin Cooks
‘Cooks, 32, was previously with the New Orleans Saints for a second stint with the organization. Both parties agreed to part ways and Cooks other stops include the Rams, Patriots, Cowboys and Texans. Cooks started his career as a first round pick in 2016 by the Saints.’
Bills bring back Shaq Lawson on practice squad
‘Over six total years spent with the Bills, the 31-year-old has appeared in 81 games, earning 24 starts and putting up 152 total tackles, 33 tackles for loss, 54 quarterback hits, 21 sacks, 11 passes defended and six forced fumbles.’
Another Cook in the kitchen: Buffalo Bills sign WR Brandin Cooks to active roster
‘Cooks, who spent the early part of this season with the New Orleans Saints, was waived by the team last week after requesting his release. Before that he spent time with the Dallas Cowboys (2023-2024), Houston Texans (2020-2022), Los Angeles Rams (2018-2019), New England Patriots (2017), New Orleans Saints (2014-2016, 2025).’
Today in Bills stadium history: Nov. 26
‘1978 — Bills 41, Giants 17 — Attendance was only 28,496 for the home finale at Rich Stadium with a chilling temperature in the low 20s as the Bills set a franchise record with 336 yards rushing in ending a four-loss skid near the end stages of a 5-11 season. No. 5 overall draft pick Terry Miller set a Bills rookie record rushing for 208 yards and two touchdowns at the zenith of what would fizzle into a busted career. Roland Hicks added 115 yards rushing with a TD, and Curtis Brown scored twice. Buffalo stampeded into the end zone four times in the last 10 minutes after falling behind 17-14. Joe Ferguson had 106 yards passing with a TD to Lou Piccone and Bob Chandler had 75 yards receiving.’