The Bears placed Billings (pectoral) on injured reserve Thursday, Scott Bair of Marquee Sports Network reports.
Billings suffered a pectoral injury in the Bears' Week 9 loss to the Cardinals and underwent successful surgery earlier Thursday, according to Courtney Cronin of ESPN.com. The 29-year-old defensive tackle is without a clear timeline for a return to game action, but he'll have to miss at least four contests after being placed on IR.
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Bears' Andrew Billings: To miss extended time
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Billings is set to undergo surgery to address a pectoral injury he sustained Sunday at Arizona and is expected to be out for a prolonged period, Patrick Finley of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
The severity of Billings' injury wasn't immediately clear when it forced him out of the Bears' contest in Week 10, but it's now clear that he's dealing with a serious issue. In his stead, Chris Williams could move into a starting role on the defensive line.
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Bears' Andrew Billings: Has pec injury
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Billings suffered a pectoral injury during Sunday's 29-9 loss to the Cardinals, Kevin Fishbain of The Athletic reports.
The starting defensive tackle exited the game and did not return after making three tackles (one solo). Billings has 13 tackles (nine solo), including 1.0 sacks, and a forced fumble in 2024. Zacch Pickens and Chris Williams are Chicago's backup defensive tackles.
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Bears' Andrew Billings: Rotational role expected
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Billings recorded 27 tackles over 17 games in his first season with the Bears and will likely continue in a part-time role in 2024.
Billings played between 25 and 35 snaps in all but four games. There were only three occasions in which the veteran surpassed two tackles. With second-year players Gervon Dexter and Zacch Pickens possibly taking a step forward, it's possible that Billings could see a slight dip in snaps. That would make the low-floor IDP value of Billings even lower.
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Bears' Andrew Billings: Finishes quiet year in Chicago
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Billings notched two tackles in the Bears' 17-9 loss to the Packers on Sunday.
Playing on the fourth team in his six-year career, Billings had one of his least productive seasons by recording 27 tackles over 17 games. The veteran defensive tackle is signed through 2025, but he'll go into 2024 as a low-upside IDP.
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Raiders' Andrew Billings: Draws questionable tag
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Billings (lower leg) is listed as questionable for Sunday's contest against the Patriots, Vic Tafur of The Athletic reports.
Billings logged limited workloads at practice all week and is looking like a true game-time decision. If he is ultimately unable to go again, Jerry Tillery and Neil Farrell could again be in line for increased snaps.
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Raiders' Andrew Billings: Out for Thursday's matchup
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Billings (lower leg) has been ruled out for Thursday's game against the Rams, Vincent Bonsignore of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.
Billings is in line to miss his second straight contest as a result of the lower-leg injury he sustained versus Seattle in Week 12. In his absence, Bilal Nichols, Neil Farrell and Matthew Butler could all receive additional opportunities on the interior of Las Vegas' defensive line for the time being.
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Raiders' Andrew Billings: Not on injury report
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Billings (undisclosed) was not listed on the Raiders' injury report Wednesday, Rachel Gossen of the team's official site reports.
Billings exited during the fourth quarter of Las Vegas' season-opening loss to the Chargers this past Sunday with an undisclosed injury. However, his lack of any injury designation Wednesday appears to indicate that he should be available heading into the team's Week 2 matchup against Arizona. Billings has already surpassed his total defensive production from last season -- one tackle over six games with Cleveland -- through one game in 2022, and he should slot in as the Raiders' starting defensive when healthy moving forward.
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Raiders' Andrew Billings: Signs with Raiders
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Billings will sign a contract with the Raiders on Sunday, Matt Lombardo of FanSided reports.
Billings appeared in six games for the Browns in 2021 but was let go in November. He finished the year on the Dolphins' practice squad but will attempt to carve out a role with the Raiders during the offseason.
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Andrew Billings: Lands with Miami
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Billings was signed to the Dolphins' practice squad Monday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
Billings failed to draw any interest while on waivers but found a new home quickly after becoming a free agent earlier in the day. He appeared in six games for Cleveland in 2021 before being issued his release earlier in the week.
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Bengals' Andrew Billings: One sack in 16 games
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Billings notched 35 tackles (18 solo) and one sack across 16 regular-season games in 2019.
Billings played a steady role along Cincinnati's defensive line for the second straight season, but a lack of upside as a pass rusher once again kept him largely off the IDP radar. The 23-year-old is set to become an unrestricted free agent this offseason.
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Bengals' Andrew Billings: Reaches quarterback in loss
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Billings notched four tackles (one solo) and a sack in Sunday's 16-10 loss to the Steelers.
Billings, who's logged at least 62 percent of the Bengals' defensive snaps in three straight games, collected his first sack of the season in Week 12.
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Bengals' Andrew Billings: Records first sack
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Billings provided one of the very few defensive highlights for the Bengals in their Sunday loss to the Chiefs, recording his first career sack.
Billings had a big preseason and there was some hope that he'd have a big impact this year, but instead his impact has been minimal, with only 11 tackles and this one sack over seven games.
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Bengals' Andrew Billings: Invited to Sunday's sack party
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Billings had 1.5 sacks in Sunday's preseason win over the Bills.
Billings was a force on Sunday, combining with Carl Lawson and crew to total six sacks overall. He should play a much bigger role for the team this year after being limited last year. The release of Chris Baker makes it obvious that Billings will play often in 2018.
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Bengals' Andrew Billings: Progressing in recovery from knee injury
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Billings (knee) considered himself almost completely recovered in December, Cincinnati.com reports. "I couldn't play football," Billings admitted. "But I could run, and cut, squat and do the regular things I needed to do."
Billings tore the meniscus in one of his knees during a joint scrimmage with the Vikings last summer and subsequently spent the entirety of the 2016 season on injured reserve. It appears his recovery has gone about as well as it could have, considering he was still able to work out his upper body during rehab and could perform most basic leg movements by December. While Billings noted he wasn't in football shape at that point, he still has over two months until team workouts commence. When that time comes, assuming he recovered in full, Billings should make a push to claim a first-string defensive tackle role with incumbent starter Domata Peko an unrestricted free agent.
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Bengals' Andrew Billings: Fourth-round pick for Bengals
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The Bengals selected Billings in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft, 122nd overall.
Billings was a favorite of many draft media, but the NFL simply wasn't that high on him. At 6-foot-1, 311 pounds with good athleticism and elite strength, it's not obvious why Billings fell quite this far, but for the Bengals he in any case looks like a fine bargain this late.
