ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills activated DaQuan Jones from injured reserve on Saturday, bringing the starting defensive tackle back to the roster after he missed 10 games with a torn pectoral muscle.
Jones reinforces a defensive front that is without Jordan Phillips, who was placed on injured reserve last week after having wrist surgery. Jones started the first five games of the season before getting hurt in the Bills loss against the Jaguars in London on Oct. 8, compiling 10 tackles and 2.5 sacks. Buffalo (9-6) has won three in a row and hosts New England (4-11) on Sunday in its final home game of the regular season.
The Buffalo Bills have activated DaQuan Jones from the injured reserve list after the defensive tackle missed nine games with a torn pectoral muscle which required surgery earlier in the season. “I’m excited, put a lot of work in to get to this point and I’m just happy that my body was able to heal as quickly as it did,” Jones said Friday. “I’ve had no issues in practice and and I pushed it pretty well in everything I did. … I’m confidence in my ability to play at a high level.”
The Bills are also signing OL Germain Ifedi back to the practice squad and releasing S Tre Norwood from the practice squad. Jones is now on the 53-man roster is expected to be active for Sunday’s game against the Patriots. “We didn’t know for sure whether he’d make it back or not, and I commend him for working so diligently and then having the desire to come back and play,” said head coach Sean McDermott on Friday.
