In his second season on the Buffalo Bills practice squad, wide receiver Tyrell Shavers made his NFL debut and played in three regular-season games.

In the third one, Shavers made his only NFL reception – and it went for a 69-yard touchdown in a 40-14 victory over the New York Jets on Dec. 29.

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With its season ended by a 32-29 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game on Sunday, Buffalo moved to keep Shavers for the 2025 season by signing him to a reserve/future contract.

A player signed to a reserve/future contract can be added to an NFL team’s roster when it expands from 53 to 90 players for the offseason on March 12, the first day of the NFL’s 2025 business year. The newly signed players become eligible to participate in offseason workouts, minicamps and OTAs as team members.

Only players who aren’t on NFL active rosters can sign reserve/future contracts.

In three seasons at Alabama, Shavers also had only one reception – a 20-yard catch in a 66-3 victory over Western Carolina on Nov. 23, 1999. After a redshirt year, he played in 28 games in 2018 and 2019 for the Crimson Tide.

Shavers also had a 14-yard run in a 38-7 victory over Mississippi State on Nov. 16, 2019, and he recovered a blocked punt for a touchdown in a 47-28 victory over Texas A&M on Oct. 12, 2019.

Shavers had nine receptions after transferring to Mississippi State in 2020, then he played at San Diego State for two seasons. After catching 38 passes for 643 yards and three touchdowns for the Aztecs in 2022, Shavers signed with the Bills as a rookie free agent.

Shavers spent the 2023 NFL season on Buffalo’s practice squad without playing in a regular-season game, and the Bills signed him to a reserve/future contract after his rookie season.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on X at @AMarkG1.