Category: Injury

Bills injury update: Good postseason news for Terrel Bernard

Bills injury update: Good postseason news for Terrel Bernard

The Buffalo Bills only had one minor, lingering concern on their injury report ahead of facing the Denver Broncos in the NFL’s Wild Card round.

Starting linebacker Terrel Bernard (quad) had surprisingly appeared on the team’s injury report prior to their season finale against the New England Patriots. The week prior, he played.

Bernard did not suit up for the Bills (13-4) in that Pats outing. However, he’s not going to remain on the sideline with the postseason here. Buffalo head coach Sean McDermott said Bernard is “good to go” once Sunday’s Broncos (10-7) matchup arrives.

“The information that I got towards the end of the week from our medical staff was that he’s trending in the right direction,” McDermott said.

Throughout this week during practices ahead of facing Denver, Bernard has been listed as a full participant in workouts as well.

Bernard during practice can be found in the clip below:

Bills vs. Broncos: Thursday injury reports for both teams

Bills vs. Broncos: Thursday injury reports for both teams

Here are the full injury reports for the Buffalo Bills and Denver Broncos ahead of their Wild Card round matchup at Highmark Stadium:

Denver Broncos (10-7)

Did not practice

  • OL Frank Crum (illness)
  • CB Damarri Mathis (back)

Limited participation 

  • N/A

Full practice

  • RB Tyler Badie (back)
  • TE Nate Adkins (abdomen)

Buffalo Bills (13-4)

Did not practice

  • CB Ja’Marcus Ingram (personal)

Limited participation

  • KR Brandon Codrington (hamstring)

Full practice

  • LB Terrel Bernard (quad)
  • DT DeWayne Carter (wrist/calf)
  • WR Amari Cooper (back)
  • CB Rasul Douglas (knee)
  • S Damar Hamlin (rib)
  • RB Ty Johnson (knee)
  • TE Dalton Kincaid (knee)
  • DB Cam Lewis (shoulder)
  • LB Matt Milano (bicep)
  • DT Jordan Phillips (back)
  • S Taylor Rapp (neck)
  • WR Curtis Samuel (rib)
  • DE Dawuane Smooth (wrist)
  • LB Dorian Williams (elbow)

Bills vs. Broncos: Wednesday injury reports for both teams

Bills vs. Broncos: Wednesday injury reports for both teams

Here are the full injury reports for the Buffalo Bills and Denver Broncos ahead of their Wild Card round matchup at Highmark Stadium:

Denver Broncos (10-7)

Did not practice

  • OL Frank Crum (illness)

Limited participation 

  • CB Damarri Mathis (back)

Full practice

  • RB Tyler Badie (back)
  • TE Nate Adkins (abdomen)

Buffalo Bills (13-4)

Did not practice

  • KR Brandon Codrington (hamstring)
  • CB Ja’Marcus Ingram (personal)

Limited participation

  • N/A

Full practice

  • LB Terrel Bernard (quad)
  • DT DeWayne Carter (wrist/calf)
  • WR Amari Cooper (back)
  • CB Rasul Douglas (knee)
  • S Damar Hamlin (rib)
  • RB Ty Johnson (knee)
  • TE Dalton Kincaid (knee)
  • DB Cam Lewis (shoulder)
  • LB Matt Milano (bicep)
  • DT Jordan Phillips (back)
  • S Taylor Rapp (neck)
  • WR Curtis Samuel (rib)
  • DE Dawuane Smooth (wrist)
  • LB Dorian Williams (elbow)

Bills at Patriots: Final injury reports for both teams

Bills at Patriots: Final injury reports for both teams

Here are the full injury reports for the Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots ahead of their Week 18 matchup at Gillette Stadium:

Buffalo Bills (13-3)

Out

  • LB Terrel Bernard (quad)

Questionable

  • WR Curtis Samuel (rib)

Will play

  • OL Spencer Brown (neck)
  • S Damar Hamlin (rib)
  • DB Cam Lewis (shoulder)
  • S Taylor Rapp (neck)
  • DT DeWayne Carter (wrist)
  • CB Rasul Douglas (knee)
  • TE Dalton Kincaid (knee)
  • P Sam Martin (back)
  • LB Matt Milano (bicep/groin)
  • TE Quintin Morris (shoulder/groin)
  • DT Jordan Phillips (back)
  • DE Dawuane Smoot (wrist)
  • LB Dorian Williams (elbow)

Notes: Samuel was limited in practice all week.

New England Patriots (3-13)

Out

  • OL Ben Brown (concussion)
  • CB Christian Gonzalez (concussion)
  • WR Ja’Lynn Polk (shoulder)
  • S Jabrill Peppers (hamstring)

Questionable

  • S Kyle Dugger (ankle/quad)
  • TE Hunter Henry (foot)
  • LB Anfernee Jennings (knee)
  • LB Titus Leo (ankle)
  • QB Drake Maye (right hand)
  • LB Sione Takitaki (groin)

Will play

  • WR Kayshon Boutte (illness)
  • LB Curtis Jacobs (concussion/IR)
  • S Brenden Schooler (abdomen)
  • OL Caedan Wallace (ankle)

Notes: All Patriots players listed as questionable were limited in practice on Friday beside Takitaki who did not participate.

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Bills injury update: Now there’s good news on Terrel Bernard ahead of finale

Bills injury update: Now there’s good news on Terrel Bernard ahead of finale

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:

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Bills at Patriots: Thursday injury reports for both teams

Bills at Patriots: Thursday injury reports for both teams

Here are the full injury reports for the Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots ahead of their Week 18 matchup at Gillette Stadium:

Buffalo Bills (13-3)

Did not practice

  • N/A

Limited participation

  • S Damar Hamlin (rib)
  • DB Cam Lewis (shoulder)
  • S Taylor Rapp (neck)
  • WR Curtis Samuel (rib)
  • LB Terrel Bernard (quad)

Full practice

  • OL Spencer Brown (neck)
  • DT DeWayne Carter (wrist)
  • CB Rasul Douglas (knee)
  • TE Dalton Kincaid (knee)
  • P Sam Martin (back)
  • LB Matt Milano (bicep/groin)
  • TE Quintin Morris (shoulder/groin)
  • DT Jordan Phillips (back)
  • DE Dawuane Smoot (wrist)
  • LB Dorian Williams (elbow)

New England Patriots (3-13)

Did not practice

  • OL Ben Brown (concussion)
  • CB Christian Gonzalez (concussion)
  • WR Ja’Lynn Polk (shoulder)

Limited participation 

  • S Kyle Dugger (ankle/quad)
  • TE Hunter Henry (foot)
  • LB Anfernee Jennings (knee)
  • LB Titus Leo (ankle)
  • QB Drake Maye (right hand)
  • S Jabrill Peppers (hamstring)
  • S Brenden Schooler (abdomen)
  • LB Sione Takitaki (groin)
  • OL Caedan Wallace (ankle)

Full practice

  • WR Kayshon Boutte (illness)
  • LB Curtis Jacobs (concussion/IR)

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Bills injury update: Bad news on Terrel Bernard ahead of season finale

Bills injury update: Bad news on Terrel Bernard ahead of season finale

The Buffalo Bills will most likely be without starting linebacker Terrel Bernard in their Week 18 season finale against the New England Patriots.

Most starters likely won’t play, but the Bills (13-3) will sit Bernard 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.

On Wednesday, Buffalo head coach Sean McDermott said via video conference Bernard is somewhere between “day-to-day” and “week-to-week.” The only reason Bernard would suit up is because of depth, but don’t expect him to play according to McDermott.

Bernard, 25, missed the Bills’ playoff game against the Kansas City Chiefs last year. That was not ideal.

While Bernard’s status is up in the air, the Bills locking in the No. 2 seed last week is massive for this reason. Starters can rest in this “defacto bye” in Week 18 since Buffalo has nothing to play for.

Bills Wire will provide updates as information is made available.

Here is a clip of where Bernard was possibly injured against the Jets via Bills medical analyst and content creator “Banged Up Bills.”

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Bills at Patriots: Wednesday injury reports for both teams

Bills at Patriots: Wednesday injury reports for both teams

Here are the full injury reports for the Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots ahead of their Week 18 matchup at Gillette Stadium:

Buffalo Bills (13-3)

Did not practice

  • LB Terrel Bernard (quad)

Limited participation

  • S Damar Hamlin (rib)
  • DB Cam Lewis (shoulder)
  • S Taylor Rapp (neck)
  • WR Curtis Samuel (rib)

Full practice

  • OL Spencer Brown (neck)
  • DT DeWayne Carter (wrist)
  • CB Rasul Douglas (knee)
  • TE Dalton Kincaid (knee)
  • P Sam Martin (back)
  • LB Matt Milano (bicep/groin)
  • TE Quintin Morris (shoulder/groin)
  • DT Jordan Phillips (back)
  • DE Dawuane Smoot (wrist)
  • LB Dorian Williams (elbow)

New England Patriots (3-13)

Did not practice

  • WR Kayshon Boutte (illness)
  • OL Ben Brown (concussion)
  • CB Christian Gonzalez (concussion)
  • WR Ja’Lynn Polk (shoulder)

Limited participation 

  • S Kyle Dugger (ankle/quad)
  • TE Hunter Henry (foot)
  • LB Anfernee Jennings (knee)
  • LB Titus Leo (ankle)
  • QB Drake Maye (right hand)
  • S Jabrill Peppers (hamstring)
  • S Brenden Schooler (abdomen)
  • LB Sione Takitaki (groin)
  • OL Caedan Wallace (ankle)
  • LB Curtis Jacobs (concussion/IR)

Full practice

  • N/A

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Bills vs. Jets: Final injury reports for both teams

Bills vs. Jets: Final injury reports for both teams

Here are the full injury reports for the Buffalo Bills and New York Jets ahead of their Week 17 matchup at Highmark Stadium:

New York Jets (4-11)

Out

  • DL Leki Fotu (knee)

Questionable

  • WR Davante Adams (hip)
  • S Tony Adams (ankle)
  • CB Michael Carter II (back)
  • CB Sauce Garder (hamstring)
  • OL Morgan Moses (knee)
  • DL Haason Reddick ( neck)
  • DL Braiden McGregor (ankle)
  • DL Quinnen Williams (hamstring)

Will play

  • QB Aaron Rodgers (knee)
  • OL Alijah Vera-Tucker (ankle)
  • OL John Simpson (calf)

Notes: Adams, Carter, Moses, Williams, Gardner were limited on Friday at practice. … Reddick, McGregor were full participants.

Buffalo Bills (12-3)

Out

  • N/A

Questionable

  • DB Cam Lewis (shoulder)
  • S Taylor Rapp (neck)
  • WR Curtis Samuel (rib)
  • S Damar Hamlin (rib)

Will play

  • QB Josh Allen (right elbow/shoulder)
  • OL Tylan Grable (persona)
  • OL Spencer Brown (neck)
  • LB Matt Milano (bicep/groin)
  • DT DeWayne Carter (wrist)
  • CB Rasul Douglas (knee)
  • TE Dalton Kincaid (knee)
  • P Sam Martin (back)
  • TE Quintin Morris (shoulder/groin)
  • DT Jordan Phillips (back)
  • DE Dawuane Smoot (wrist)
  • LB Dorian Williams (elbow)

Notes: All “questionable” players had limited practices on Friday.

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Injury update: Bills defense will have reinforcements back vs. Jets

Injury update: Bills defense will have reinforcements back vs. Jets

The Buffalo Bills defense will have some starters back in their lineup against the New York Jets in Week 17.

The Bills (12-3) welcome back linebacker Matt Milano and cornerback Rasul Douglas when the Jets (4-11) visit Highmark Stadium. Buffalo head coach Sean McDermott announced those injury updates on Friday.

The Bills were without both players during last week’s 24-21 win over the New England Patriots.

Milano missed extensive time this year because of a bicep injury but added a groin problem to that list which is what kept him out in recent weeks. Douglas was dealing with a knee issue.

McDermott’s injury updates can be found in the clip below: