Bills sign standout WR to contract extension: What we know
INDIANAPOLIS - The first of the Buffalo Bills' five key contract extension decisions this offseason was made Tuesday, and wide receiver Khalil Shakir has cashed in.
Various reports, which general manager Brandon Beane will likely confirm when he speaks to reporters Tuesday afternoon at the scouting combine, indicate the deal is four years with a total potential value of $60.2 million, though the key figure is $32 million guaranteed.
Shakir was heading into the final season of his original four-year rookie contract which was worth $3.2 million. It is uncertain what his number will be in 2025.
Shakir was Buffalo's leading receiver in 2024 by a wide margin. He caught 76 of 100 targets for 821 yards and four TDs, and his 605 yards after the catch was the second-most among all wide receiver behind only Ja'Marr Chase of the Bengals who led receivers in catches, yards and TDs.
Shakir also caught 18 of 20 targets in the postseason for 184 yards.
He has been a home run draft pick for the Bills because Beane chose him in the fifth round out of Boise State in 2022. Since his arrival in Buffalo, Shakir has 125 receptions for 1,593 yards and seven TDs.
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