Bills Make Three Roster Moves, Including at Quarterback, Ahead of Jets Game

The Buffalo Bills have made three roster moves ahead of Sunday afternoon's game against the New York Jets, including activating defensive back Jordan Hancock from Injured Reserve and elevating quarterback Shane Buechele from the practice squad.

The team announced Saturday that Hancock has officially been activated, clearing the way for the second-year defensive back to return to the active roster. To make room for Hancock, the team released defensive back Te'Cory Couch. 

Hancock's activation gives the Bills another option in the secondary as they prepare to face the Jets. The former Ohio State Buckeye had been on Injured Reserve with a hamstring injury, but his return comes after the team opened his practice window roughly two weeks ago.

Now that he's been activated, Hancock is eligible to play Sunday.

Couch, meanwhile, is no longer part of Buffalo's roster. The defensive back had been with the organization as the Bills continued to work through their options in the secondary. He had played the last few games after spending the earlier part of the season on the practice squad. 

Unless he signs elsewhere, it's expected that he will return to the practice squad on Monday.

Elsewhere, the move at quarterback is perhaps the one that will draw the most attention, although there isn't much information available to explain it.

Buffalo elevated Buechele from the practice squad, making him available for Sunday's game. However, the Bills have not announced anything regarding the status of either Josh Allen or backup quarterback Kyle Allen.

Neither quarterback appeared on the team's final injury report ahead of the Jets matchup, and the team hasn't indicated either is dealing with some sort of issue.

That leaves some uncertainty surrounding the decision to bring Buechele up for the game. A practice squad elevation gives Buffalo another quarterback option on game day, but without further information from the team, it would be premature to suggest that it signals a problem with either Allen.

For now, the only confirmed information is that Buechele has been elevated with no explanation. That said, it's expected that Buechele will be inactive but listed as the emergency third quarterback, just in case. Still, it's unclear why the team would make that move for this week.

Buffalo will face the Jets in New Jersey at 1pm on Sunday. The Bills enter 7-1, and are looking to build on their 23-6 win over the Minnesota Vikings from Monday. A win not only keeps them in the AFC East but would keep them atop the conference as well.