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Rukkr Original NFL · BUF By The Beat Guy Aug 3, 2026

Bills opened camp missing two receivers. They still are.

Tyrell Shavers was already on the PUP list when the first whistle blew — a playoff injury that carried over into the offseason and didn't clear in time. Then a second wide receiver failed his physical on day one, which meant Buffalo was down a pair of bodies before a single rep had been run. The Bills moved to sign Dante Pettis shortly after, and that's where the receiving room behind DJ Moore currently stands: a seven-year journeyman and Trent Sherfield as the primary depth options.

This is the third straight note I've filed on this position group, which tells you something about how the week has gone. The problem isn't new — there was no viable backup receiver with meaningful production last season either — but losing two bodies before camp properly started compressed whatever margin existed. Pettis is active and available, which is the best thing you can say right now.

Moore himself is healthy, and that matters most. But the gap between him and everyone else on this depth chart is wide enough that any missed time at the top would be genuinely difficult to absorb. That's been true all offseason. It's still true now.

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