{"id":219936,"date":"2025-02-28T17:10:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T22:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=219936"},"modified":"2025-02-28T17:10:02","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T22:10:02","slug":"bills-wide-receiver-targets-draft-free-agency-khalil-shakir-contract-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/02\/28\/bills-wide-receiver-targets-draft-free-agency-khalil-shakir-contract-extension\/","title":{"rendered":"Bills WR Targets in Draft, Free Agency After Khalil Shakir Extension"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Buffalo Bills and wide receiver Khalil Shakir reached an agreement this week on a four-year, $60 million contract extension<\/a> that runs through the 2029 NFL season. It’s a modest price to pay after the 25-year-old California native stepped up<\/a> to serve as the team’s No. 1 target.<\/p>\n

Shakir, 2024 second-round pick Keon Coleman<\/a>, and tight end Dalton Kincaid<\/a> are now set as the team’s pass-catching foundation for the foreseeable future. All of them do their best work on short and intermediate routes, however, which leaves some holes on the depth chart.<\/p>\n

As a result, Bills general manager Brandon Beane<\/a> should still be in the market for a wide receiver either in free agency or the draft over the next few months. A trade is also an option<\/a>. It’s still one of the organization’s most pressing areas of need ahead of the 2025 campaign.<\/p>\n

Buffalo Bills Wide Receiver Offseason To-Do List<\/h2>\n

Step 1: Re-Sign Mack Hollins<\/h3>\n

The Bills added Hollins last offseason. He was mostly viewed as a blocking replacement for Gabe Davis<\/a>. Instead, the journeyman became a critical part of the passing attack. He finished with 31 catches for 378 yards and a team-high five touchdown catches.<\/p>\n

Perhaps even more importantly, he was a vital asset in the locker room. His light-hearted approach brought a calming element that had been missing since the departure of Cole Beasley. That always helps a franchise facing sky-high expectations.<\/p>\n

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Mack Hollins 2024 Highlights \ud83e\uddb6\ud83e\uddb6#BillsMafia<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/CfDriPv7ap<\/a><\/p>\n

— Built in Buffalo (@BuiltInBuffalo_) February 18, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n