Trent Sherfield Leaves for Buffalo
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Like Mike Gesicki before him, wide receiver Trent Sherfield has left the Miami Dolphins for another AFC East team.
The Buffalo Bills announced Monday they had signed the unrestricted free agent to a one-year deal after Sherfield's breakout year in his one season with the Dolphins.
The loss of Sherfield could pave the way for 2022 free agent acquisition Cedrick Wilson Jr. to play a bigger role after Wilson caught only 12 passes after signing a three-year, $12 million contract with Miami.
Sherfield came to Miami to be reunited with head coach Mike McDaniel after having played mostly special teams for the San Francisco 49ers, but he ended up outplaying Wilson in training camp and won the third wide receiver role behind Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle.
After catching 37 passes in his first four NFL seasons (the first three with Arizona), Sherfield set career highs with 30 receptions for 417 yards and two touchdowns for the Dolphins. His highlight, of course, was his 75-yard touchdown on a Tua Tagovailoa pass on the first play from scrimmage in Miami's Week 13 loss against the San Francisco 49ers.
THE DOLPHINS WIDE RECEIVER CORPS MOVING FORWARD
After signing a one-year deal last offseason, Sherfield became a free agent in 2023 along with fellow former 49ers wide receiver River Cracraft.
Given his 2022 performance, Sherfield was in a position to command more on the open market than Cracraft, who re-signed with the Dolphins last week.
The Dolphins' 2023 wide receiver corps will feature Hill, Waddle, Wilson, Cracraft along with 2022 fourth-round pick Erik Ezukanma and free agent acquisition Braxton Berrios.
Sherfield joining the Bills comes three days after Gesicki signed with the New England Patriots, joining former Dolphins wide receivers DeVante Parker and Lynn Bowden Jr. on that team.
