The Buffalo Bills wide receiver unit has a lot of uncertainty in it heading into the 2024 season. The goals KJ Hamler has set for himself are anything but that.
Hamler was once a speedy and promising prospect with the Denver Broncos. Injury and health concerns then knocked everything off course. He was diagnosed with pericarditis—or inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart.
Now in improved standing, the Bills saw something in him. The team signed him to a futures contract earlier this offseason. Regardless of that type of deal, the 24-year-old said to the Buffalo News he has huge hopes with the Bills.
“I want to be a playmaker. I want to be the guy they come to on third down and also in the return game. I’m here to do whatever I can to be a spark for the team,” Hamler said.
With the lack of experience in the Bills offense among all of Buffalo’s wide receivers, Hamler might have a chance to make his dream a reality. Of all of the Bills’ wideouts, only Khalil Shakir has caught a regular season pass from quarterback Josh Allen.
While everyone in that grouping will have their own unique and different skill sets, even general manager Brandon Beane had to note Hamler’s speed earlier this offseason. It was appealing.
“KJ Hamler is here competing,” Beane said. “He had the injury bug there a little bit, trying to see, we’ve really worked on him seeing if we can armor his body a little bit, show the durability. You see the speed, you do watching these guys run out here run on air in phase two. It’ll just be, is he able to keep himself healthy?”
Hamler and the Bills will take the field for the first time at 2024 training camp on July 24.
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