The Buffalo Bills have added cornerback Anthony Kendall to their 53-man active roster just ahead of Week 5’s Monday Night Football matchup with the Los Angeles Rams, and the move came with a corresponding release of veteran outside linebacker Mike Danna.
Kendall was on Buffalo’s practice squad after spending training camp with the team this summer, but injuries across the Bills’ group have pushed him into the picture. A scouting report from Sean Murphy in August had already painted a tough route for Kendall to get on the field in the regular season, or even stick on the roster, if everything broke right.
Now the path looks a lot different. Kendall, who entered the NFL with the Tennessee Titans in the 2023 NFL Draft, brings a 5’10”, 188-pound frame and has not appeared in a regular-season game since his rookie year. Even then, most of his work came on special teams.
What Buffalo plans to do with him tonight is still unclear. The signing could point to help at cornerback, or it may simply be about reinforcing special teams. One thing that stands out: the Bills did not put anyone on Injured Reserve, which leaves the long-term outlook a little cleaner.
On Friday, Buffalo ruled out only two starters, wide receiver Joshua Palmer and defensive tackle Ed Oliver. The uncertainty is in the secondary, where starting nickel cornerback Dee Alford is listed as questionable, and top cornerback Christian Benford has been working through a toe injury that initially had him in a walking boot.
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