The Buffalo Bills announced Monday that they placed defensive end A.J. Epenesa on the Reserve/COVID-19 list.
Offensive lineman Bobby Hart and defensive end Mike Love were each placed on the Practice Squad/COVID-19 list.
Epenesa is the fourth player on Buffalo’s active roster to test positive for COVID-19 in the last week. He joins linebacker Tyrel Dodson, left tackle Dion Dawkins, and offensive guard Jon Feliciano in the protocol.
Epenesa was listed as inactive for the Bills’ home game against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. Epenesa had dressed for every game but one this season prior to that, missing the Week 6 contest against the Tennessee Titans.
In 12 games, Epenesa has 0.5 sacks, 11 total tackles, and eight quarterback hits.
Hart has rotated around multiple practice squads this season. Love has been with the Bills all season on the taxi squad.
The increased positivity rate for Bills players follows a league-wide trend since the emergence of the highly contagious omicron variant of COVID-19. The NFL rescheduled multiple games this week due to breakouts.
The Bills have their largest game this season coming up with a meeting in New England on Sunday.
The Patriots are dealing with COVID-19 in their locker room as well placing four players on the COVID list on Monday.
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