The fifth wide receiver job is starting to heat up and should be one of the focal points heading into the preseason finale against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Heading into training camp, it appeared the Buffalo Bills had a firm grasp on their top five receivers — Keon Coleman, Elijah Moore, Joshua Palmer, Curtis Samuel and Khalil Shakir. Any other receiver would have to impress enough for the Bills to keep six.
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