Buffalo Bills add receiver depth by signing former Chiefs player Mecole Hardman to practice squad

ORCHARD PARK N Y AP Unable to land a receiver at the NFL contract deadline last week the Buffalo Bills turned to the free-agent pool by signing Mecole Hardman to their practice squad on Tuesday The -year-old has six seasons of NFL experience including five-plus with the Kansas City Chiefs After closing last season in KC with a knee injury Hardman has been out of a job since being distributed off Green Bay s practice squad on Sept Hardman is a speedster whose production has tailed off over the past two seasons After combining for yards receiving and touchdowns including two rushing in his first four years he s been limited to yards receiving and a TD rushing since A three-time Super Bowl winner in Kansas City he s best known for a -yard touchdown catch with seconds left in overtime in the Chiefs - Super Bowl win over San Francisco to close the season The Bills - have been in the territory for receiver depth to improve a Josh Allen-led passing competition that s had difficulty pushing the ball downfield this season Buffalo is also considering the option of promoting receiver Gabe Davis off the practice squad now that the sixth-year player has been cleared to practice from a knee injury In other moves the Bills placed defensive end Landon Jackson on IR after the rookie was hurt in a - loss at Miami on Sunday Buffalo also published receiver Kristian Wilkerson and defensive end Kingsley Jonathan from the practice squad Buffalo has dropped three of five and hosts Tampa Bay - on Sunday AP NFL https apnews com hub nfl Source