Bills sign ex-Packers receiver Kumerow to practice squad

Aaron Rodgers' loss in Green Bay is Buffalo Bills' gain after signing receiver Jake Kumerow to ir practice squ on Tuesday, three days after he was cut by Packers.

Packers' decision to cut Kumerow was considered one of ir biggest surprises in establishing ir 53-player roster on Saturday. And it came on heels of Rodgers calling Kumerow “super reliable” while discussing Green Bay’s receivers in a Zoom session.

Kumerow caught a touchdown pass in each of his first two seasons in Green Bay, and h 12 receptions for 219 yards last year. An undrafted free nt, he played on two Division III national championship teams at Wisconsin Whitewater under Lance Liepold, who is w coaching at University at Buffalo.

Cutting Kumerow created a spot for ar former small-school receiver in Malik Taylor, a 2019 undrafted free nt from Ferris State.

6-foot-4 Kumerow provides Bills ded depth at receiver, especially with rookie Isaiah Hodgins' status uncertain. Hodgins was placed on injured reserve Sunday because of a shoulder injury, and general manr Brandon Beane hasn't ruled out possibility of player needing surgery.

Bills practice squ also includes former CFL receiver Duke Williams. Led by established trio of Stefon Diggs, John Brown and Cole Beasley, Buffalo has six receivers on its active roster in preparing to open season in hosting New York Jets on Sunday.

Buffalo opened a spot for Kumerow by releasing offensive lineman Brandon Walton.

Im credits: AP