Joshua Palmer won’t be on the field for Monday Night Football.
The Buffalo Bills ruled out the wide receiver for their Week 9 matchup with the Minnesota Vikings after he missed every practice this week because of a hamstring injury. Buffalo and Minnesota are set for an 8:15 p.m.
ET kickoff Monday, Nov. 9, at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
Palmer hurt his right hamstring in Buffalo’s 36-10 win over the Baltimore Ravens on Nov. 1. He left that game in the first quarter and never returned after pulling up on a deep route.
Bills coach Joe Brady said Saturday that Palmer is not currently a candidate for injured reserve, a sign the team does not believe the injury will keep him out for a long stretch.
Palmer is the only Bills player already ruled out for Monday. Five others are listed as questionable, including starting left tackle Dion Dawkins.
Buffalo does have some better news at receiver. D.J.
Moore and Keon Coleman were limited in practice all week with shoulder injuries, but neither carries a game designation. Khalil Shakir also got back to full practice Saturday after missing Friday for personal reasons.
Palmer’s absence comes after he also missed Buffalo’s Week 5 win over the Los Angeles Rams with a shoulder injury before returning in Week 6 against the Las Vegas Raiders. Through six games this season, he has four catches for 117 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Buffalo’s wide receiver group for Monday includes D.J. Moore, Khalil Shakir, Keon Coleman, Greg Dortch and Skyler Bell, with Tyrell Shavers listed as questionable because of a knee injury and his status on the physically unable to perform list. Shavers practiced fully all week as he works back from a torn ACL suffered in last season’s playoffs, but Buffalo still has to activate him from the PUP list before he can play.
The Bills will release their inactive list about 90 minutes before kickoff.
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