The Buffalo Bills re-signed offensive lineman Alec Anderson to a one-year contract on Wednesday.
Anderson, 25, who was undrafted out of UCLA in 2022, was an exclusive rights free agent.
He made his NFL debut in 2024 and appeared in all 17 regular season games (four starts) and three playoff games for the Bills.
Anderson played 27 percent of the offensive snaps for a Buffalo position group that allowed the fewest sacks (14) in the NFL.
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Buffalo Bills safety Micah Hyde announced his retirement Tuesday after 11 seasons on the field.
Hyde, 34, also served as a mentor on the team’s practice squad last season.
A Bills team captain for three seasons from 2021-23, Hyde played 158 career games (128 starts) for the Green Bay Packers (2013-16) and Bills. The Iowa product and fifth-round pick by the Packers in 2013 had 644 tackles with 24 interceptions and eight fumble recoveries.
Hyde was named to the Pro Bowl in 2017, his first season in Buffalo, and was a second-team All-Pro selection in 2017 and 2021.
He became a free agent after the 2023 season and was not with a team to start 2024 until he signed with the Bills practice squad in December.
“We’ve always connected with this place,” Hyde said after returning to the Bills two months ago. “To see the reaction that people have with us signing back here is truly amazing.”
The Bills showed their appreciation to Hyde on social media Tuesday.
“Thank you, @Micah_Hyde!!” the Bills posted to X, along with a red and blue emoji heart.
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Buffalo Bills safety Taylor Rapp exited Sunday’s AFC divisional playoff game against the visiting Baltimore Ravens with a hip injury.
Rapp was injured in the second quarter and initially termed questionable to return. He was ruled out midway through the third quarter.
Rapp was hurt during a play in which he was on the ground when hit by teammate Damar Hamlin. He was in visible pain when carted off the field with 6:13 left in the second quarter.
Rapp, 27, intercepted Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson in the first quarter. He had two tackles.
In the regular season, Rapp had 82 tackles and two interceptions. He is in his second season with the Bills after playing his first four campaigns with the Los Angeles Rams, who selected him in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft out of Washington.
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Joe Milton III threw for one touchdown and rushed for another in his NFL debut to guide the New England Patriots to a 23-16 victory over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday afternoon in Foxborough, Mass.
New England (4-13) would have secured the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 draft had it lost.
Instead, the Patriots got an efficient performance from Milton, who hit on 22 of 29 passes for 241 yards. He got off to a roaring start, rattling off 11 straight completions to begin his professional career.
Kayshon Boutte was Milton’s favorite target, hauling in seven receptions for a career-high 117 yards and a TD.
One of the few mistakes Milton made came early in the third quarter, when the 24-year-old fumbled to give Buffalo (13-4) the ball at the New England 16. Five plays later, James Cook ran for a 1-yard touchdown that provided the Bills with a 16-14 edge with 7:56 left in the third quarter.
However, Buffalo never scored again. Joey Slye booted three field goals for the Patriots — from 41, 42 and 50 yards out — for the 20-16 final. The Bills turned the ball over on downs twice and punted twice on their final four drives.
Mitchell Trubisky threw for 101 yards and a TD on 15-for-21 passing for Buffalo, the No. 2 seed in the AFC during the upcoming playoffs. Ray Davis led the Bills’ rushing attack with 64 yards on 15 carries.
Buffalo worked its way to the Patriots’ 45 on its first drive of the game, but Trubisky failed to move the chains with a quarterback sneak on fourth-and-1.
Milton then checked in under center for Drake Maye, who got the start for New England and lasted only one drive. Milton proceeded to direct a 13-play, 55-yard march that ended with his 1-yard rush to the end zone.
Trubisky made up for the turnover on downs with a 2-yard touchdown pass to Davis that made it 7-7 with 12:09 remaining in the second quarter.
Milton continued to look comfortable, putting the Patriots up 14-7 by finding a wide-open Boutte over the middle for a 48-yard score with 9:10 remaining before halftime.
Tyler Bass made a 49-yard field goal with 4:39 left in the first half to get the Bills within 14-10.
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Buffalo Bills linebacker Terrel Bernard will not play versus the host New England Patriots on Sunday, head coach Sean McDermott said on Wednesday.
Per McDermott, Bernard is considered week-to-week due to a quad injury.
The Bills (13-3) can afford to be patient with Bernard entering their game with the Patriots (3-13) in Foxborough, Mass. Buffalo is locked into the No. 2 seed in the AFC.
Bernard, 25, has 104 tackles, two interceptions, a sack and a fumble recovery in 13 games (all starts) this season.
He has totaled 269 tackles, 7.5 sacks, five interceptions and four fumble recoveries in 46 career games (31 starts) since being selected by the Bills in the third round of the 2022 NFL Draft.
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San Francisco 49ers star running back Christian McCaffrey departed Sunday night’s snow game against the Buffalo Bills early in the second quarter due to a knee injury.
The 49ers originally listed McCaffrey as questionable to return shortly after he left the playing surface for further examination. However, San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan later told NBC that the 28-year-old was done for the game.
“He’s not going to return,” Shanahan said in an interview at the start of the third quarter.
McCaffrey had 53 yards on seven carries and caught two passes for 14 yards before exiting.
McCaffrey was playing in just his fourth game of the season after missing the first eight due to Achilles tendinitis in both legs.
He was averaging just under 10 yards per carry prior to the play on which he was hurt. McCaffrey caught a toss from quarterback Brock Purdy with under 11 1/2 minutes to go in the first half and quickly dropped to the ground for a 5-yard loss and then headed to the sideline.
McCaffrey was the NFL Offensive Player of the Year last season, when he led the league with 2,023 yards from scrimmage: a league-leading 1,459 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns plus 67 catches for 564 yards and seven scores.
McCaffrey hasn’t scored a touchdown in his four appearances this season. He has rushed for 202 yards on 50 carries and caught 15 passes for 146 yards.
Buffalo led 21-3 at halftime.
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