Bills add ex-Lions WR who was suspended for betting
The Bills are signing the former Lions WR to help beef up their lackluster group.
The Buffalo Bills BADLY need wide receiver help. Last season, the team already had a pretty bad wide receiver room outside of Stefon Diggs and the occasional good Gabe Davis game. Now, both wide receivers have left the team. Josh Allen is an elite quarterback, but you can’t possibly ask him to do more than he’s already doing for the offense… which is already a lot.
Because of that, the Bills are trying to rebuild their wide receiver room. They drafted FSU WR Keon Coleman in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft, and they also signed Curtis Samuel from the Washington Commanders. To beef up their room, the Bills are also signing former Detroit Lions WR Quintez Cephus, per Ari Meirov.
“The #Bills are adding to their WR room, agreeing to terms with former #Lions WR Quintez Cephus, per his agents @_SportsTrust. He is returning after a season-long suspension for betting.”
Cephus was part of a group that was suspended last season for violating the NFL’s gambling policy. The most notable name in that group was Jameson Williams, Cephus’ ex-teammate who was slapped with a six-game suspension. After being suspended by the league, Cephus was released by Detroit. Now, after serving his suspension, the Bills are looking to see what he can do.
The Bills are hoping that Cephus proves that he has the chops to be a serviceable rotation player in the league. He hasn’t shown a lot in his first few years playing in the NFL: 568 yards over three seasons, while barely seeing any playing time in the year before his suspension. It’s at least worth a shot, right?
Bills’ disastrous offseason
Detroit Lions wide receiver Quintez Cephus (87) get in position for a kickoff against Philadelphia Eagles during the first half at Ford Field. Nfl Philadelphia Eagles At Detroit Lions
The Bills are hoping to recover from their absolutely dreadful offseason. In just one year, they lost both of their top pass-catchers. Diggs, for all of his supposed locker room issues, was an elite threat and a true WR1 for Allen. Meanwhile, Davis is a perfectly fine WR2 who had the potential to pop off.
