The Buffalo Bills made waves in free agency earlier this week when they signed veteran WR Brandin Cooks after he was cut by the Saints. The well-traveled Cooks has played for the Saints, Cowboys, and Rams in recent years, and may still have some mileage left on his tires in his 12th season.
Cooks had other suitors, but his decision to come to Buffalo gives the Bills a boost in their passing game. It’s been a struggle at wide receiver this year for the Bills, as only two Buffalo receivers have more than 300 receiving yards on the season — Khalil Shakir and Keon Coleman. Shakir is an effective cog in the offense, but Coleman has been up and down this season and has been inactive the past two games due to maturity issues.
In his absence, the Bills have struggled to move the ball effectively. With TE Dalton Kincaid, Buffalo’s top option in the receiving game, missing time with an injury, it hasn’t been easy. The Bills rank ninth in the league in total offense, but have struggled to score with their opponents in the last few weeks, leading to some losses. Perhaps Cooks can help address that.
Buffalo Bills WR Brandin Cooks on Why he Chose Buffalo
Alex Slitz/GettyHOUSTON, TEXAS – NOVEMBER 20: Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Bills gestures against the Houston Texans during the fourth quarter at NRG Stadium on November 20, 2025 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)
On Wednesday, Cooks was asked what drew him to Buffalo over other destinations he could have chosen. One thing stood out in his answer: the ability of reigning league MVP QB Josh Allen.
“I mean, I just gotta be honest, the opportunity to be able to play with Josh is — I mean, you can’t pass up the opportunity,” Cooks said with a smile. “He’s a special player. All you do is hear about this organization from afar, how it’s a special place, how they treat players, and it’s all about ball. So I’m thankful to be here for sure.”
“I mean, there’s not a throw he can’t make,” Cooks later added on what he sees in Allen’s game. “And you can tell he goes out there and there is not anything that he cannot do. From a competitor’s spirit, you want that. I’m thankful to be a part of that. The guy’s huge, he can run, he can throw. He can do it all. But his energy and his leadership skills jumps off the screen, and I’ve got a lot of respect for him.”
Buffalo Bills WR Brandin Cooks on How he Acclimates to a New Offense
“You get here and you just get going,” Cooks said on how he learns new offenses after joining a team mid-season. “You know, you’re drinking from a firehose at the end of the day, just going out there, that’s the best way to learn. Be put out there, if you make a mistake, so what? Keep going. But I put it on myself to study at night, you know, my family’s not here with me, so I got all the time in the world. No excuses right now.”
“Every team has its way, but at the end of the day you kinda here some of [that] terminology pop back up and so when that happens, it makes that transition just a little bit easier.”
Like Heavy Sports’s content? Be sure to follow us.
This article was originally published on Heavy Sports
The post New Bills WR Brandin Cooks Reveals Why He Came to Buffalo appeared first on Heavy Sports.