Bills news: Buffalo adding veteran WR Brandin Cooks to active roster

The Buffalo Bills have brought in another veteran to improve their situation at wide receiver, this time with general manager Brandon Beane signing Brandin Cooks to the 53-man roster on Tuesday.

Today’s edition of Buffalo Rumblinks leads off with observations on the signing and explores what Cooks, 32, could bring to Buffalo’s passing offense over the rest of the season.

What can Brandin Cooks bring to offense?

In 10 games this year with the New Orleans Saints, Cooks caught 19 passes for 165 yards, but with recent addition Mecole Hardman Jr. being placed on Injured Reserve, the team had a need at wide receiver, and Beane is hoping Cooks can rediscover the form that saw him post six career 1,000-yard seasons in his decorated career.

• Buffalo Bills sign receiver Brandin Cooks to active roster – Buffalo News (subscription required)
• Bills add help at receiver, sign veteran Cooks – ESPN.com Buffalo Bills blog
• Buffalo Bills are hoping this veteran WR has more left in the tank than his last two teams discovered – newyorkupstate.com
• Bills add veteran wide receiver to help revive struggling passing attack – Democrat & Chronicle
• Bills sign veteran Brandin Cooks to bolster wide receiver room – The Athletic (subscription required)
• Bills sign WR Brandin Cooks – WGR 550
• Bills provide QB Josh Allen another veteran option by signing receiver Brandin Cooks – WGRZ
• Buffalo Bills sign WR Brandin Cooks to active roster – BuffaloBills.com
• Brandin Cooks signs with Bills: What can the veteran WR bring to Buffalo’s offense? – CBS Sports
• Brandin Cooks Signs Bills Contract, How WR Fits with Josh Allen, Buffalo Depth Chart – Bleacher Report
• Reports: Brandin Cooks joining Buffalo Bills ahead of Week 13 – USA Today
• Bills Sign Veteran WR Brandin Cooks After His Release From Saints – Sports Illustrated Buffalo Bills

Veteran Shaq Lawson returning to Buffalo

With the Bills dealing with plenty of injuries along their defensive line, the team brought back a familiar face to provide depth: former first-round draft pick Shaq Lawson, who will be making his third stint with the Bills since being selected No. 19 overall in the 2016 NFL Draft.

• Bills reunite with Shaq Lawson as defensive-line depth remains an issue – Buffalo News (subscription required)
• Bills sign familiar face in scramble for defensive depth amid injury crisis – Democrat & Chronicle
• Bills bring back Shaq Lawson on practice squad – WGR 550
• Bills sign DE Shaq Lawson to the practice squad – BuffaloBills.com
• Buffalo Bills sign former first-round pick to practice squad due to rash of injuries – Sports Illustrated Buffalo Bills

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