BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Bills added yet another veteran receiver, signing Brandin Cooks to the active roster Tuesday.
Cooks was waived by the New Orleans Saints on Saturday and cleared waivers Monday. He requested to be released, per Saints coach Kellen Moore, a process that took place over the past week.
The Bills have elevated receiver Gabe Davis from the practice squad for the past two games. Buffalo also signed receiver/returner Mecole Hardman this month, but he was placed on injured reserve with a calf injury after a fumble on his punt return in his first game with the team in Week 11.
Second-year receiver Keon Coleman has been a healthy scratch for the past two games stemming initially from disciplinary issues. The Bills are on pace to have no 1,000-yard receiver for the second straight year. Tight end Dalton Kincaid has the most receiving touchdowns on the team with four despite playing in just eight games this season.
The Bills’ offense has scored less than 20 points in all three road losses this year and heads to Pittsburgh on Sunday (4:25 p.m. ET, CBS). The offense is averaging 32.5 points per game at home this season, compared with 21.8 on the road.
Bills general manager Brandon Beane said after the trade deadline that the team tried to acquire players but that no deals came together.
Cooks, 32, was a first-round pick by the Saints in 2014 and has 729 career receptions, 9,697 yards and 60 touchdowns in 12 seasons.
This year was his second stint with the Saints. He has also played for the New England Patriots, Los Angeles Rams, Houston Texans and Dallas Cowboys.
Cooks had 19 catches for 165 yards and no touchdowns in 10 games with the Saints this season.