ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Matt Milano could very well play his first NFL game in more than a year.
The 2022 All-Pro linebacker was activated from injured reserve on Saturday, meaning that he could play in Sunday night's game against the San Francisco 49ers. Opening kickoff is scheduled for 8:20 p.m., and the game will be shown on NBC and Channel 2.
Milano's 2023 season ended in Week 5 in London with a leg injury. Then back in mid-August, he suffered a bicep tear, which forced him to sit some more.
"Probably what you would expect just in terms of getting back into the flow, endurance, because he hasn’t played football in quite some time, so really just trying to take it one day at a time, one play at a time. Not to sound like it’s coach-speak, but that’s really what we’re looking at," Bills coach Sean McDermott said Wednesday during a news conference.
Tight end Zach Davidson and quarterback Mike White were also elevated from the practice squad ahead of the game.
If the Bills (9-2) beat the 49ers (5-6), they will win the AFC East for a fifth straight season.