Bills GM has talked with six-time, 1,000-yard wide receiver about possible return
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Brandin Cooks was a catch for the Buffalo Bills last season, even if a game-changing pass his was in the playoffs wasn't.
Bills general manager Brandon Beane said that Buffalo has remained in contact with the veteran free agent wide receiver about a possible return after Cooks made a late impact in 2025.
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"Have had conversations not only with his agent but with him as well," Beane said Monday at the NFL Annual League Meeting in Phoenix. "Really love what he did for us at the end of the season last year. I think kind of what I said, seeing how the draft falls, seeing what our numbers are. I think that's kind of where he's at, too, making sure he doesn't going somewhere and a team drafts someone."
Cooks' Bills tenure started slowly after he signed on Nov. 25 after being waived by the New Orleans Saints. He caught just one pass for 13 yards on five targets through his first four games in Buffalo.
Then he flashed why the Bills added him as a vertical threat for Josh Allen.
Cooks, 32, had four catches for 101 yards against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 17, the last 100-yard receiving game by a Bills player in either th regular season or playoffs. He followed that with five catches for 78 yards over Buffalo's two postseason games.
Cooks nearly produced the biggest play of the Bills' season. In overtime of the divisional round overtime loss to the Denver Broncos, Allen heaved a deep ball over the middle for Cooks, who appeared to make an over-the-shoulder grab that would've gained 44 yards to put Buffalo in position for a game-winning field goal. But cornerback Ja'Quan McMillian wrestled the ball away as they hit the ground, and the play was ruled an interception.
Cooks averaged 22.8 yards per catch in the regular season with the Bills and 15.6 in the playoffs. He still looked capable in his 12th season of threatening defenses down the field.
Cooks spoke after the season about serving as a veteran presence and sounding board for wide receiver Keon Coleman.
A 2014 first-round pick, Cooks has 734 career receptions for 9,811 yards and 60 touchdowns. He has posted six 1,000-yard seasons.
Beane indicted that the Bills want to see how their draft unfolds before circling back to veterans still on the market. He said even though the Bills traded for D.J. Moore last month, taking a wide receiver at No. 26 overall is still a possibility.
This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Buffalo Bills, Brandin Cooks in contact about possible return