{"id":295653,"date":"2025-11-19T21:40:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T21:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/295653\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T21:40:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T21:40:08","slug":"buffalo-bills-have-new-veteran-wide-receiver-to-target-on-nfl-waiver-wire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/295653\/","title":{"rendered":"Buffalo Bills have new veteran wide receiver to target on NFL waiver wire"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Buffalo Bills<\/a>‘ wide receiver problem went from bad to worse last week.<\/p>\n

That’s because second-year wideout Keon Coleman was benched for an entire game<\/a> in Week 11. <\/p>\n

The Bills made Coleman a healthy scratch after he was late for a meeting, marking the third time in his career \u2014 and second time this season \u2014 that Coleman has been disciplined.<\/p>\n

Making matters worse, the Bills are still getting almost nothing out of Joshua Palmer, and the team’s newest addition at the position, Mecole Hardman, got hurt after just one game<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Bills could (and should) be exploring every option possible the rest of the season, and there is now a new one to consider.<\/p>\n

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According to Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football<\/a>, veteran wide receiver Brandin Cooks and the New Orleans Saints have mutually agreed to part ways, which will send Cooks to waivers.<\/p>\n

A six-time 1,000-yard wide receiver, Cooks is not the player he once was.<\/p>\n

\"Brandin<\/p>\n

Sep 28, 2025; Orchard Park, New York, USA; New Orleans Saints wide receiver Brandin Cooks (10) is tackled by Buffalo Bills safety Cole Bishop (24) \/ Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

In 10 games this season, Cooks has just 19 catches for 165 yards, but it is fair to point out the Saints have had a horrid situation at quarterback, so that has contributed to his underwhelming production.<\/p>\n

That said, Cooks has been on the decline for a few years now, so there’s no guarantee he’ll do anything upon arriving in Buffalo.<\/p>\n

Beggars can’t be choosers, though, and the Bills should still take a flyer on him to see if maybe he can help their situation.<\/p>\n

RELATED: Josh Allen apologizes to Bills’ veteran WR for throwing ‘really freaking hard’ pass<\/a><\/p>\n

But one major roadblock is that the Bills have to claim him off waivers first.<\/p>\n

At this point in the season, the waiver order is based on the inverse order of the league standings, which means Buffalo possesses the No. 26 spot in the waiver order.<\/p>\n

There are several teams ahead of the Bills that could claim Cooks, including the Pittsburgh Steelers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Houston Texans, to name a few.<\/p>\n

That said, general manager Brandon Beane should still put in a claim and hope for the best.<\/p>\n

\"Brandin<\/p>\n

Sep 28, 2025; Orchard Park, New York, USA; New Orleans Saints wide receiver Brandin Cooks (10) drops a pass in the end zone under pressure from Buffalo Bills safety Taylor Rapp (9) \/ Mark Konezny-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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