Seahawks WR Rashid Shaheed
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Seahawks WR Rashid Shaheed
The Buffalo Bills will likely take the field in 2026 with a very different-looking wide receiving corps, with several veterans expected to depart in free agency and some new additions likely coming in.
One longtime NFL analyst believes the Bills could infuse the pass-catching group with speed and talent by targeting a Super Bowl champion that they just missed at this year’s trade deadline.
Bills Get Another Shot at Rashid Shaheed
Bills general manager Brandon Beane — before his promotion to president of football operations — said during the last season that the team struggled to find willing partners at the trade deadline. The Bills were aiming to improve several areas, especially the struggling wide receiving corps.
One of the top potential targets at the deadline was New Orleans Saints speedster Rashid Shaheed, the receiver and kick returner who ended up being traded to the Seattle Seahawks and winning a Super Bowl. SI.com’s Albert Breer believes there won’t be many big targets in free agency after the Dallas Cowboys likely use the franchise tag on George Pickens, but he suggested the Bills could make another run at Shaheed.
“At this point, I presume the Cowboys will tag George Pickens. That leaves two players who would top my list, if I were a contending team like the Bills looking for receiver help in free agency,” Breer wrote.
Breer put Shaheed at the top of the list, predicting he would be a great fit with Allen.
“One would be 27-year-old Seahawks receiver Rashid Shaheed, who may be a match made in heaven for Josh Allen—a deep threat who could weaponize Allen’s ability to push the ball downfield. Shaheed’s never had a season with 60 catches or 750 yards, but the potential tied to his game-breaking ability is tantalizing. And until he joined the Seahawks midseason this year, he never had much stability at quarterback.”
Breer suggested the other would be Indianapolis Colts receiver Alec Pierce, who topped 1,000 yards this season despite a revolving door of quarterbacks that ended with 40-something Philip Rivers coming out of retirement.