Bills bringing in Samuel on 3-year, $30M contract

The Buffalo Bills are signing wide receiver Curtis Samuel to a three-year, $30-million contract, his agency told Tom Pelissero of NFL Network.

The deal has a base value of $24 million in addition to $6 million in incentives, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter. It also reportedly includes $15 million in guaranteed money.

Samuel is the first big offensive addition for the Bills this offseason. Buffalo has been looking for help at wide receiver in 2024 after losing Gabe Davis, who signed a three-year, $39-million deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars in free agency.

The 27-year-old Samuel will join a wide receiver depth chart that features Stefon Diggs, Khalil Shakir, and Mack Hollins, among others. Buffalo also has a solid duo of tight ends in Dalton Kincaid and Dawson Knox.

Samuel began his career with the Carolina Panthers (2017-20) and spent the last three seasons with the Washington Commanders. Since his injury-plagued 2021 campaign, he's averaged 63 receptions, 634 receiving yards, and four touchdowns per year.

In Buffalo, the Ohio State product will reunite with offensive coordinator Joe Brady, who was also the Panthers' OC in 2020 when Samuel topped 1,000 scrimmage yards for the first time in the NFL. The wideout finished that year with a career-high 77 receptions for 851 yards and three touchdowns to go along with 41 carries, 200 yards, and two TDs on the ground.