The Buffalo Bills will be counting on a player during Saturday's playoff game against the Denver Broncos whose name is very familiar to the postseason.
That's Mecole Hardman, the three-time Super Bowl champion from the Kansas City Chiefs who once caught the game-winning TD from Patrick Mahomes in one of those big games.
Hardman was elevated from Buffalo's practice squad to the active roster for the Divisional Round.
It's a chance for him to show his playoff experience can be quite valuable.
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Why is Mecole Hardman playing for the Bills?
The Bills signed Hardman out of free agency midway through the season.
In his first game back in November, he had a big return, then lost a fumble, then got hurt.
He's had to work his way back since then, but with Buffalo quite shorthanded at WR this week, Hardman got the call back to the gameday roster.
He spent the summer with the Packers, but he didn't make their roster, and he'd been waiting for an opportunity until Buffalo called.
"Just being able to have that experience -- I actually have gone to the end game -- and having to win it, I think that goes a long way, especially for the younger guys to see that," Hardman told The Athletic's Matt Schneidman after he signed with the Packers, delivering a message that works with his new team, too. "I'm glad I can give that experience to them and let them know what it took and what it's going to take.”
Hardman likely will only see limited offensive opportunity in addition to likely action in the return game. Anything he can add certainly helps.
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