Buffalo Bills Sign Former Ohio State Wide Receiver Curtis Samuel to Three-Year, $24 Million Contract

The Brooklyn native is taking his talents to Western New York, agreeing to a three-year, $24 million contract with the Buffalo Bills on Thursday. The contract includes $15 million in guaranteed money and allows Samuel to make up to $30 million over the next three seasons with incentives.

Former Commanders WR Curtis Samuel is signing a three-year, $24 million deal worth up to $30 million, including $15 million guaranteed, with the Buffalo Bills, per source. pic.twitter.com/OVbYnD4MXn

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 14, 2024

Samuel heads to Buffalo after three years with the Washington Commanders. The former Ohio State wide receiver/H-back is coming off of back-to-back seasons in which he topped 60 receptions and 600 receiving yards and caught exactly four touchdown passes. He also had 226 rushing yards and two touchdown runs on 45 carries over the past two years.

Samuel previously spent four years with the Carolina Panthers, who selected him in the second round of the 2017 NFL draft. Entering his eighth year in the NFL, Samuel has 317 career receptions for 3,383 yards and 22 touchdowns as well as 715 rushing yards and seven rushing touchdowns on 121 carries.

He'll now bring his multi-faceted skill set to Buffalo, where he’ll slot in as a No. 2 or 3 receiver behind Stefon Diggs in a passing attack led by one of the NFL’s top quarterbacks, Josh Allen.

Bills adding to the wide receiver room in a big way. Curtis Samuel played under OC Joe Brady in 2020 with the Panthers and was drafted by Carolina in Brandon Beane's final season with the Panthers.

Links all around and a new piece of the Bills offense. https://t.co/vkbRNWFvDE

— Alaina Getzenberg (@agetzenberg) March 14, 2024

He becomes the eighth former Ohio State player to sign a deal since the start of NFL free agency.