Buffalo Rumblings
The Buffalo Bills are adding some reinforcements on defense, as a key rotational defensive tackle is coming back into the fold. The team announced that rookie T.J. Sanders is being activated from injured reserve.
Sanders, who was Buffalo’s second-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, has been on injured reserve since October 11 thanks to a knee injury he suffered against the New Orleans Saints. He missed Buffalo’s following game, a 23-20 loss to the New England Patriots, before being placed on injured reserve.
Before the injury, Sanders was a regular in the defensive line rotation, as he played 49% of the team’s snaps through four weeks. He totaled just two tackles on 111 defensive snaps. Having another healthy interior defensive lineman should be a plus for a Buffalo defense ravaged by injuries, as the team is also down DeWayne Carter (Achilles tear) and Ed Oliver (biceps tear). Phidarian Mathis, signed from the practice squad to bolster depth, is out this week with an injured shoulder.
Sanders joins Mathis, DaQuan Jones, Deone Walker, Jordan Phillips, and Larry Ogunjobi on the active roster at defensive tackle.
