Fansided · Sep 19, 2025
Bills are paying $24 million to learn what the Commanders already knew
Former Washington Commanders wide receiver Curtis Samuel | Bryan Bennett/GettyImagesWhen Curtis Samuel signed for the Washington Commanders in 2021 free agency, hopes were high that he could finally become a productive No. 2 wide receiver opposite Terry McLaurin. That never came to fruition, but it didn't stop the Buffalo Bills from shelling out decent money to bring him into the fold a few years later.
The Bills' coaching staff knew Samuel well from their time together on the Carolina Panthers. That also went for ex-Commanders head coach Ron Rivera, who thought he could get a tune out of the versatile wide receiver in Washington after he went over 1,000 all-purpose yards in 2020.
