Alaina GetzenbergNov 25, 2025, 04:28 PM ETCloseAlaina Getzenberg covers the Buffalo Bills for ESPN. She joined ESPN in 2021. Alaina was previously a beat reporter for the Charlotte Observer and has also worked for CBS Sports and the Dallas Morning News. She is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley.Follow on X
Is Sean McDermott’s job on the line if he misses AFC title game? (1:29)Rich Eisen breaks down whether the Buffalo Bills must reach the AFC Championship Game to preserve Sean McDermott’s future. (1:29)
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Bills have added yet another veteran wide receiver, signing Brandin Cooks to the active roster Tuesday.
Cooks was waived by the New Orleans Saints on Saturday and cleared waivers Monday. He requested to be released, according to Saints coach Kellen Moore, a process that took place over the past week.
On Wednesday, the Bills released wide receiver Elijah Moore, who had nine receptions for 112 yards in nine games after signing a one-year contract as a free agent.
The Bills have elevated wide receiver Gabe Davis from the practice squad for the past two games. Buffalo also signed receiver/returner Mecole Hardman this month, but he 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.
Second-year wide 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.
Bills general manager Brandon Beane said after the trade deadline that the team tried to acquire players but that no deals came together.
Cooks, 32, was a first-round pick by the Saints in 2014 and has 729 career receptions, 9,697 yards and 60 touchdowns in 12 seasons.
This year was his second stint with the Saints. He has also played for the New England Patriots, Los Angeles Rams, Houston Texans and Dallas Cowboys.
Is Sean McDermott’s job on the line if he misses AFC title game? (1:29)Rich Eisen breaks down whether the Buffalo Bills must reach the AFC Championship Game to preserve Sean McDermott’s future. (1:29)
Rich Eisen breaks down whether the Buffalo Bills must reach the AFC Championship Game to preserve Sean McDermott’s future. (1:29)
CloseAlaina Getzenberg covers the Buffalo Bills for ESPN. She joined ESPN in 2021. Alaina was previously a beat reporter for the Charlotte Observer and has also worked for CBS Sports and the Dallas Morning News. She is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley.Follow on X
Cooks had 19 catches for 165 yards and zero touchdowns in 10 games with the Saints this season.