After a brief scare, the Buffalo Bills saw a complete 180 from linebacker Terrel Bernard.
The Bills (13-3) face the New England Patriots (3-13) in their season finale in Week 18.
Most starters likely won’t play with their No. 2 seed in the AFC locked up, but it was announced by Buffalo head coach Sean McDermott that his starting linebacker will not play because of a new injury.
Bernard exited Buffalo’s 40-14 win over the New York Jets on Sunday at the start of the third quarter. Plenty of other first teamers did as well, but Bernard appeared on the Bills’ first injury report this week with a quad issue in a surprise.
McDermott said Bernard was somewhere between “day-to-day” and “week-to-week” in terms of his health status. It appears the former is closer to the truth.
After missing practice on Wednesday, Bernard did get on the field the following day. He was a limited participant but that’s still a great update ahead of the playoffs.
Bernard, 25, missed the Bills’ playoff game against the Kansas City Chiefs last year. That was not ideal.
The way Bernard is trending, it appears he’s more likely to be healthy once the postseason does roll around.
Bills Wire will provide updates as information is made available.
Here is a clip of Bernard taking part in practice on Thursday:
Good sign to see #Bills LB Terrel Bernard practicing during the media viewing portion today despite already being ruled out for Sunday’s game
We’ll know his official practice status later when the injury report is released#BillsMafia @WKBW pic.twitter.com/SrG11AjHOz
— Dom Tibbetts (@DomTibbettsTV) January 2, 2025
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