Report: Bills sign former Browns wide receiver Elijah Moore

Turns out the Buffalo Bills were interested in adding a wide receiver after all.

Two days after a heated local radio interview with Buffalo general manager Brandon Beane focusing on the team’s decision not to prioritize a receiver at the draft went viral, the Bills signed former Cleveland Browns WR Elijah Moore to a one-year deal worth a maximum of $5 million, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Wednesday.

Moore, 25, has played his entire four-year career with bad teams — the New York Jets from 2021-22 and the Cleveland Browns from 2023-24.

The Ole Miss product had 61 catches for 538 yards and one touchdown last season.

A second-round pick (34th overall) by the Jets in 2021, Moore requested a trade from New York during the 2022 season. His wish was granted in 2023 when he was shipped to the Browns.

Moore joins a receiving corps featuring free-agent signing and former Los Angeles Charger Joshua Palmer of Brampton, Ont., 2024 second-round pick Keon Coleman and standout slot man Khalil Shakir.

The Bills did not have a true No. 1 receiver last season after trading away Stefon Diggs, yet MVP quarterback Josh Allen still produced some of the best offensive numbers in the league, and the team advanced to the AFC Championship before losing to the Kansas City Chiefs.

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