Buffalo Rumblings
There are still two weeks before the 2025 NFL Season opens, and the Buffalo Bills have already listed 28 different injuries. Sure, some of them are probably nothing to worry about, but there are some that are concerning. And the trend — the Bills getting banged up and missing key players — continues.
While a new strength & conditioning coach is in place, which had some of us thinking maybe new programs would be in place to get guys stronger and more resilient, that appears not to be the case. Here’s a look at what injuries Buffalo’s training staff has managed over the past month.
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Tyler Bass, who’s been sidelined with what the team listed as pelvic soreness since late July, should be returning this week. The Bills released rookie kicker Caden Davis who they signed to play the first two preseason games, and it’s highly unlikely that running-back-turned-emergency-kicker Ray Davis is their plan for the future (despite his insistence that he can hit field goals from 40-plus yards).
Alec Anderson had a scope on his knee unrelated to anything that took place in training camp. Khalil Shakir has a high ankle sprain, but is expected to be ready to go Week 1. Connor McGovern tweaked a hamstring last Friday, but said he could have played on Saturday if it was a regular-season game. Javon Solomon developed a wrist injury on Wednesday, August 20. Tylan Grable was in concussion protocol, and Taylor Rapp has already returned to practice after missing some work earlier in August.
The only real concerns here — and they are big concerns – are Curtis Samuel, Cole Bishop, Max Hairston, and Dalton Kincaid. Samuel spent much of last season struggling to return from a preseason toe injury. Now again this season, he hasn’t had a productive or healthy training camp. Bishop missed last preseason with a collarbone injury. This year it’s his quad. In fact, McDermott made mention about his lack of availability in a recent press conference, and on Wednesday, defensive coordinator Bobby Babich said that he was “seeing progress, maybe delayed progress” in regard to Bishop’s development as a safety.
First-round draft pick Maxwell Hairston suffered a right knee LCL sprain on July 29. The rookie cornerback escaped what, at first, appeared to be a season-ending ACL injury during a non-contact, tackling dummy drill. Hairston has been spotted walking without the aid of crutches anymore and riding the stationary bike on the sideline at practice (albeit with a large brace on his right leg). McDermott has been non-committal in response to any type of timeline for...
