Buffalo Bills wide receiver KJ Hamler. Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images

Buffalo Bills reportedly cut another 'Hard Knocks' star ahead of NFL deadline

Originally posted on Buffalo Bills on SI
By Mike Moraitis | Last updated Aug 26, 2025 1:54 PM ET

As the Buffalo Bills continue to whittle their roster down to 53 players ahead of the cutdown deadline at 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, yet another "Hard Knocks" star is reportedly being cut loose.

According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Bills are parting ways with wide receiver KJ Hamler, who signed a one-year deal with Buffalo earlier this offseason.

Hamler is the second "Hard Knocks" star the Bills have reportedly cut, with the other being linebacker Jimmy Ciarlo.

A former second-round pick of the Denver Broncos in 2020, the Penn State product saw his career derailed by injuries and he has not played a snap in the NFL since 2022.

Hamler was easily one of the most notable stars of the HBO show this year after his issues with an electric scooter.

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Hamler admitted he bought an electric scooter from Target for $100-plus, but the scooter ended up being too small for him and wasn't powerful enough to go uphill.

“I ain’t feel like paying no $700 for a scooter, just respectively. So I went to Target. That mug said a hundred and something dollars and it was electric. I thought it could get me from A to B but I guess it’s a weight limit," Hamler explained.

“Nah, it like dies going up the hill, so I gotta push it up the hill’” Hamler added.

Hamler had at least a decent opportunity to make the Bills' 53-man roster entering training camp given all the question marks surrounding the position.

While Hamler was relatively quiet in training camp, he did have a strong preseason that saw him tally a 39-yard touchdown catch in preseason Week 1 before a three-catch, 33 yards performance in Buffalo's final dress rehearsal.

Reporter Alex Brasky noted that Hamler had a chance to beat out Elijah Moore for a 53-man roster spot, but that clearly did not come to fruition, even with Moore's struggles.

Brasky adds that Hamler could be brought back on the practice squad.