Buffalo Rumblings
Bills GM Brandon Beane is not having it with folks questioning his roster-building at receiver
Buffalo Bills general manager is a former NFL Executive of the Year and has constructed a dynasty in Western New York since selecting QB Josh Allen in 2018. Over the weekend, he loaded up on defense at the 2025 NFL Draft and while making the media rounds on Monday morning, dropped an expletive-filled rant on the hosts of the “Jeremy and Joe Show” on WGR 550, the official radio station of the Buffalo Bills.
You can listen to the whole segment on their website, but here’s the clip. Beane comes out swinging before even receiving a question from the hosts.
Beane takes exception with some on the Bills’ beat saying Buffalo needs to add a wide receiver.
“I was just listening to the last few minutes or your show waiting to come on and it sounds like 2018 all over again with you guys,” said Beane. “You guys were bitching in 2018 about Josh Allen — you guys wanted Josh Rosen — and now you guys are bitching that we don’t have a receiver. I don’t get it.”
The host interrupted with a quiet chuckle and Beane doubled down.
“Hold on, let me talk,” said Beane and the hosts let him continue.
“We just scored 30 points in a row for eight straight games. You just saw us lead the league in points when you add all the postseason. No one scored more points than the Buffalo Bills including the Super Bowl champions. You just saw us do it without Stefon Diggs. How is this group not better than last year’s group? Our job is to score points and win games. Where do we need to get better? Defense. We did that.”
If Beane took the argument too far, it came near the close of his opening salvo, seemingly making it a touch more personal than I feel comfortable with while dropping his final expletive.
“I get that. You gotta have a show and you gotta have something to bitch about, but bitching about wide receiver is one of the dumbest arguments I’ve ever heard.”
This offseason, the Bills allowed Mack Hollins to sign with the New England Patriots in free agency and Amari Cooper to test free agency. Cooper remains unsigned. The pair combined for 51 catches 676 yards, and seven touchdowns.
Instead, Buffalo signed Josh Palmer, a receiver from the Los Angeles Chargers, who caught 39 passes for 584 yards and one touchdown as a depth piece for LA. They also added Laviska Shenault in free agency.
The Bills also added wide receiver Kaden Prather in the seventh round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Not a significant investment at the position, for sure.
That brings their depth chart to Khalil Shakir, Keon Coleman, Josh Palmer, Curtis Samuel, Laviska Shenault, KJ Hamler, Tyrell Shavers, Jalen Virgil, and Kaden Prather alongside pass-catching tight ends Dalton Kincaid and Dawson Knox....
