The Bills got through Wednesday with a walkthrough in Southern California, and that matters here because the team is coming off a Monday night game that stretched deep into overtime. With Sunday’s matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders still ahead, Joe Brady gave the group an extra day of rest, which also means this injury report should be read with a little caution.
Even with that caveat, the list is long.
DJ Moore and Ed Oliver remain out of practice, and that part of the report hasn’t budged. The encouraging note is that Spencer Brown is not in that group anymore after leaving Monday’s game with a back issue, likely spasms.
Brown showed up as limited, which at least suggests the Bills think he could have done some work on Wednesday. The real test comes when the team gets to a full practice tomorrow.
Brown wasn’t the only player working on a limited basis. The Bills also listed Dee Alford, T.J.
Sanders, Ty Johnson, and Joshua Palmer in that category. Alford is still trying to work his way back after missing part of Week 4 and all of Week 5 with an ankle injury, and the limited tag points toward him trending in the right direction.
That tracks with the Bills’ move this week to cut cornerback Anthony Kendall, then bring him back on the practice squad after having signed him to the active roster to cover for Alford.
Sanders is dealing with a shoulder injury now, while Johnson’s issue is a hamstring. Palmer’s presence on the limited list is a good sign after what appeared to be a practice injury last week kept him out on Monday.
There were some full participants, too, and the newest names there are C.J. Gardner-Johnson and TJ Parker.
Gardner-Johnson is working through ankle and knee injuries, so his full status after that mid-game scare stands out as a positive development. He was joined by Christian Benford, Terrel Bernard, Bradley Chubb, Keon Coleman, Landon Jackson, and Ar’maj Reed-Adams.
The Bills also had a handful of players no longer needing attention on the injury report at all. Joe Andreessen, Ray Davis, Damar Hamlin, and Dorian Williams are off the list for now, a welcome shift after being on last week’s report.
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