Bills Open 21-Day Practice Window as Tyrell Shavers Returns to Team Drills

The move triggers a time-limited medical and performance check that will decide whether the Bills must add him to the 53-man roster or place him on season-ending injured reserve.

Overview

The Bills opened the NFL 21-day practice window and allowed Tyrell Shavers to rejoin team practice for the first time since he tore his ACL in the playoff game, starting a formal evaluation period.
Shavers played through the injury in the January wild-card win before postgame tests showed a torn ACL, and he completed roughly nine months of rehab to reach this stage.
Coach Joe Brady praised Shavers’ rehab work and mindset and the receiver described getting back on the field as a key step in shaking off rust and rebuilding game readiness.
The club must decide during the 21-day window whether Shavers is medically cleared and effective enough in team drills to be activated to the 53-man roster or reverted to season-ending injured reserve.
Shavers brings proven depth: he rose from undrafted signee to a 2025 rotational wideout and special-teams contributor with 15 catches for 245 yards and a touchdown, a profile that could affect Buffalo’s receiver and special-teams plans if he is activated.