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| HT/WT: 6-4, 297 lbs |
| Birthplace: Marion, SC |
| Age: 23 |
| School: South Carolina |
| Experience: 2 |
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Top T.J. Sanders News
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Bills' T.J. Sanders: Inactive Thursday
Sanders (knee/illness) is officially listed as inactive for Thursday's game versus the Lions.
Sanders was sidelined by a knee injury in Week 1 and then came down with an illness earlier in the week, and the combination of both leaves him unavailable for Week 2. In his absence, 2024 third-rounder DeWayne Carter figures to continue to see increased work on the defensive line.
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Bills' T.J. Sanders: Questionable vs. Lions
Sanders (knee/illness) is questionable for Buffalo's game against Detroit on Thursday.
Sanders is still battling the illness and knee injury that forced him to miss the team's Week 1 win over the Texans. If he ends up being good to go on Thursday, the 23-year-old will be in line to serve as one of the Bills' starting defensive linemen for the matchup versus the Lions.
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Bills' T.J. Sanders: DNP with illness
Sanders (knee/illness) did not participate in Tuesday's practice.
Sanders has come down with an illness and is not ready to suit up as he battles both his immune system and a lingering knee issue. The defensive tackle was inactive for Buffalo's Week 1 game against Houston and is trending toward missing Thursday night's game against Detroit as well.
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Bills' T.J. Sanders: Inactive against Texans
Sanders (knee) is inactive for Week 1 against the Texans.
Sanders missed practice Thursday, sandwiched by a pair of limited sessions both Wednesday and Friday. It ultimately wasn't enough for the second-year player and potential starter to get clearance, leaving the likes of Landon Jackson and DeWayne Carter in line for more rotational snaps.
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Bills' T.J. Sanders: Nursing knee issue
Sanders (knee) did not participate at practice Thursday.
Sanders recorded a limited practice Wednesday, but it seems he may have suffered some sort of setback during the week. He'll likely need to return to practice Friday to give himself a chance to be active in Week 1 at Houston.
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Bills' T.J. Sanders: Plays 16 snaps against Houston
Sanders recorded one tackle (zero solo) in Buffalo's loss to Houston on Thursday night.
It was Sanders' second game back from injured reserve after he suffered a knee injury in Week 4. The second-round rookie played just 16 defensive snaps (27 percent) against the Texans and has produced only six tackles (two solo) across six appearances this season.
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Bills' T.J. Sanders: Activated from IR
The Bills activated Sanders (knee) from injured reserve Saturday, though he is still listed as questionable for Sunday's game against Tampa Bay.
The rookie second-rounder is poised to return from a five-game absence due to a knee injury, though he may not be officially cleared for Sunday's contest until he goes through pregame warmups. Sanders' potential return would result in a slight decrease in rotational snaps at defensive tackle for Larry Ogunjobi and Jordan Phillips.
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Bills' T.J. Sanders: Could return Sunday
Sanders (knee) is listed as questionable ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Buccaneers.
The South Carolina product was designated to return from the injured reserve list Tuesday, and following a week of full practice sessions, he's got a chance to play Sunday. However, Sanders must still be activated to the Bills' active roster in order to suit up in Week 11. If active, he'll likely operate as one of Buffalo's top interior defensive linemen.
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Bills' T.J. Sanders: Has practice window opened
Buffalo designated Sanders to return from IR on Tuesday, Alaina Getzenberg of ESPN.com reports.
Sanders hurt his knee in early October and was consequently placed on IR. He's already missed the required four games, but the Bills don't necessarily have to activate him right away. Sanders now has 21 days during which he can practice before he'd either need to be activated or deemed out for the remainder of the campaign.
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Bills' T.J. Sanders: Lands on IR
The Bills placed Sanders (knee) on injured reserve Saturday, Alaina Getzenberg of ESPN reports.
Sanders sat out the team's Week 5 loss versus New England and will now be forced to miss at least four more games before returning. The 22-year-old has recorded just two tackles (one solo) over four outings. Deone Walker should see increased playing time in Sanders' absence.
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Bills' T.J. Sanders: Misses practice Friday
Sanders (knee) didn't practice Friday.
Sanders didn't play last Sunday night against the Patriots and could be in danger of missing Monday night's date with the Falcons. The second-round rookie defensive tackle has posted two tackles (one solo) on 111 defensive snaps and 14 on special teams through four appearances.
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