After the trade of Stefon Diggs and the loss of Gabe Davis in free agency, the Buffalo Bills’ wide receiver group will be very different in 2024. Curtis Samuel, who compiled the Tom Blair of NFL.com’s players that every fan base should support, will be a welcome addition.
With a career high of 851 yards in 2020 and a career high of six touchdowns in 2019, Samuel hasn’t exactly been a star in his seven years in the NFL. However, Blair notes that Samuel is returning to Buffalo with Joe Brady, which should help the former second round pick succeed in his new position.
Tom Blair
“As much as I love a good journeyman career marked by respectable production in chaotic environments, it would be great to see Samuel truly unlocked by offensive coordinator Joe Brady, under whom the receiver hit personal highs with the Panthers in 2020 (118 touches, 1,051 scrimmage yards). “
Curtis Samuel could be a new fan favorite in Buffalo
Samuel was a second round pick by the Carolina Panthers in 2017 and had a lackluster rookie season. Joe Brady taking over as the Panthers offensive coordinator in 2020 made a huge difference for the Ohio State wide-out, as he went over the 1,000-yard mark in scrimmage yards, a career-high for him.
Samuel moved onto the Commanders in 2021 and did all right in two of his three seasons there. He was mostly an over thought in free agency this year but the Bills clearly think he can make a difference for this new-look offense.
Samuel joins Khalil Shakir and first-round rookie Keon Coleman as the starting wide receivers for the Bills offense. It’s an entirely new look for Josh Allen and the Bills but as fans have come to embrace, as long as Allen is quarterbacking this offense, the team is in good hands.
Yes, it’ll be an adjustment having different faces at wide receiver but Samuel has proven in the past to be a reliable weapon. Hopefully reuniting with Joe Brady can bring out that 2020 version of Curtis Samuel and if that ends up happening, the Bills offense should be good to go.
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