Overview
- Hairston will miss at least the first four games and becomes eligible to return after Week 4.
- He sustained a right LCL sprain on July 29 in training camp and had been competing for the starting spot opposite Christian Benford.
- Offensive lineman Tylan Grable was also placed on IR with a return designation after a concussion.
- By IR-ing Hairston and Grable at cutdown, Buffalo has six regular-season activations remaining from the league’s limit of eight.
- Tre’Davious White made the 53-man roster after a recent lower-leg issue, while Michael Hoecht and Larry Ogunjobi begin six-game PED suspensions and Jordan Phillips was released with a practice-squad return expected.