The Buffalo Bills are designating WR Mecole Hardman to return from injured reserve, per Katherine Fitzgerald.
This opens a three-week window for him to practice with the team before he has to be added to the active roster. He’s been out since mid-November shortly after joining Buffalo.
Hardman, 27, is a former second-round pick of the Chiefs back in 2019. He played out the final year of his four-year, $5 million rookie contract with the Chiefs.
Hardman was testing the open market as an unrestricted free agent in 2023 when he signed a one-year, $4 million deal with the Jets.
The Jets then traded Hardman back to the Chiefs in exchange for a swap of late-round draft picks, reuniting him with his original team. Hardman re-signed on a one-year, $1.1 million deal in 2024, then signed on with the Packers in 2025 and had a short stint on their practice squad.
The Bills later signed Hardman and promoted him to the active roster.
In 2024, Hardman appeared in 12 games for the Chiefs, catching 12 of 14 targets for 90 yards, along with 25 returns for 335 yards.
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