Buffalo Bills hosting former Cleveland Browns FA WR

Despite a fiery appearance on WGR550 by general manager Brandon Beane, the Bills may not be as confident in their WR room as they want outsiders to believe.

The Buffalo Bills have once again turned their sights to free agency, with news shared by Jordan Schultz that the will host free-agent wide receiver Elijah Moore, who previously played for the Cleveland Browns. Back to the Cleveland well they go, where last season general manager Brandon Beane made a trade to bring wide receiver Amari Cooper to Buffalo.

The Bills wrapped up their work of the 2025 NFL Draft this past weekend, selecting nine rookies before focusing on undrafted free agency (UDFA) — where they brought in an additional 13 players. Among those 22 drafted and undrafted players, nine play on offense. The Bills didn’t select a wide receiver until Round 7 with their last pick, selecting Kaden Prather out of Maryland. They then added Hal Presley (Baylor), Kelly Akharaiyi, and Stephen Gosnell as UDFAs.

Despite those moves, much of the media and Bills Mafia remain concerned about Buffalo’s core of receivers — and baffled how they didn’t address the position until the last round of the draft. Many don’t see a path to improvement in 2025 by the team simply marching out mostly the same group as 2024.

Then on Monday morning in a fiery appearance with WGR550, general manager Brandon Beane called out media, analysts, and the fans for “bitching” about the team’s moves and direction at receiver — and noting their success in 2024. That appearance was followed up by the report from Schultz that Moore was set to visit One Bills Drive, which could reveal that despite Beane’s comments, he and the organization may not be as confident in their wide receiver room as they want outsiders to believe.

What has Elijah Moore done in the NFL?

Elijah Moore is a four-year NFL veteran who just turned 25 at the end of March. He was selected by the New York Jets (34th overall) in the 2021 NFL Draft. Moore played two seasons for Gang Green before a trade sent him to Cleveland in 2023. After two seasons with the Browns, Moore entered free agency for the first time this offseason ahead of the 2025 NFL season.

In two seasons with the Jets, Moore started 15 of 27 games, catching 80 passes (142 targets) for 984 yards and six touchdowns; adding 10 rushes for 59 yards and one touchdown. With the Browns, Moore started 25 of 34 games, hauling in 120 passes (206 targets) for 1,178 yards and three touchdowns; adding 10 rushes for just 12 yards.
(Stats courtesy of Pro Football Reference.)

What would Elijah Moore bring to the Buffalo Bills?

Moore is a wide receiver who’s capable both outside along the boundary and inside as a slot dynamo. During the 2022 NFL season, Moore played 49.6% of his snaps in the slot, seeing that figure decrease slightly to 44% of snaps out of the...