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Alaina GetzenbergNov 25, 2025, 04:28 PM ET
- Alaina 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.
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Bills added yet another veteran receiver, signing Brandin Cooks to the active roster Tuesday.
Cooks was officially waived by the New Orleans Saints on Saturday and cleared waivers Monday. He requested to be released, per Saints coach Kellen Moore, a process that took place over the last week.
The Bills have elevated receiver Gabe Davis from the practice squad the last 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 receiver Keon Coleman has been a healthy scratch the last two games stemming initially from disciplinary issues. The Bills are not on pace to have a 1,000-yard receiver for a second straight year. Tight end Dalton Kincaid has the most receding touchdowns on the team with four despite playing in just eight games this year.
The Bills offense has scored less than 20 points in all three road losses this year and heads to Pittsburgh on Sunday (4:25 p.m. ET, CBS). The offense is averaging 32.5 points per game at home compared to 21.8 on the road.
Bills general manager Brandon Beane said after the trade deadline that the team did try to acquire players, but 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 his 12 seasons played.
This year was his second stint with the Saints, also playing for the New England Patriots, Los Angeles Rams, Houston Texans and Dallas Cowboys.
He had 19 catches for 165 yards and no touchdowns in 10 games with the Saints this season.
