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Bills Place K Tyler Bass On IR

The Bills have placed veteran kicker Tyler Bass on injured reserve, per a team announcement.

Bass was a limited participant in Wednesday’s practice due to a hip/groin issue that will now sideline him for at least four games, including Sunday night’s matchup with the Ravens. Though he has yet to finish a season with a conversion rate above 90%, Bass has been a reliable kicker for his five-year career in Buffalo and hit a career-long 61-yard field goal in 2024.

After Bass went down on Wednesday, the Bills quickly moved to sign Matt Prater to the practice squad as an injury replacement on Thursday. The former Broncos, Cardinals, and Lions kicker missed most of the 2024 season due to a torn meniscus; before that, he made 83.6% of his career field goal attempts, so Buffalo should be able to trust him while Bass is recovering. The Bills can only elevate Prater from the practice squad three times, so they will need to sign him to the active roster if he is going to replace Bass in all four games (and potentially more).

The Bills are also likely to be without veteran cornerback Tre’Davious White on Sunday. He did not practice all week due to a groin injury and is listed as doubtful on the injury report.

The Ravens also ruled out a few key players for Sunday Night Football: fullback Patrick Ricard and tight end Isaiah Likely. Likely is an expected absence as he recovers from preseason foot surgery, while Ricard has missed multiple weeks of practice with a calf injury. Cornerback Jaire Alexander, however, is off the injury report and expected to make his debut in purple and black.

AFC East Notes: White, Wright, Jets, Pats

Teams do not have to release injury reports until next week, but the Bills may have a second issue at cornerback to open their season. Maxwell Hairston is on IR, being one of the 41 players to receive a return designation Tuesday, but the Bills’ preferred option behind the rookie — Tre’Davious White — now appears uncertain for Week 1. White suffered what the Bills are calling a lower leg injury during the final training camp practice, The Athletic’s Joe Buscaglia notes, and did not travel to the team’s preseason finale in Tampa. White did not practice at the Bills workout open to the media Wednesday.

White certainly has a history of injury trouble, going down with an ACL tear in 2021 and an Achilles tear in 2023. Those maladies altered White’s first Bills stint, as he became a cap casualty in March 2024. Re-signing on a one-year, $3MM deal, White has a prime opportunity to be Buffalo’s boundary CB opposite Christian Benford — the team’s 2023 season-opening setup. This is not a season-ending injury, per GM Brandon Beane, and White not landing on IR points to a September return. If White is unable to go, the Bills have Ja’Marcus Ingram, sixth-round rookie Dorian Strong and practice squad stash Dane Jackson. If the Bills place White on IR now, he would not count against their eight-activation total like Hairston and Tylan Grable do.

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  • A question mark late in White’s first stint (and generally in Bills-Chiefs playoff matchups), cornerback is one of Buffalo’s few roster issues entering the season. The Bills are confident in their offense, but ESPN.com’s Dan Graziano notes a trade or two to bolster the defense should be monitored ahead of the November deadline. Buffalo allowed 5.5 yards per play last season (22nd), and Graziano mentions safety as a possible position to watch regarding a trade. The Bills have Cole Bishop set to complement Taylor Rapp, with Damar Hamlin back as a backup. Jordan Poyer also re-signed as practice squad insurance, reminding of Micah Hyde‘s 2024 NFL finale.
  • The Dolphins will begin the season shorthanded in the backfield. While De’Von Achane is expected to be ready after missing late-summer work, Mike McDaniel said Jaylen Wright will not. Wright underwent minor leg surgery but is expected to miss multiple games, with McDaniel (via NFL’com’s Cameron Wolfe) replying “September-ish” as a return window for the second-year RB. Sixth-round rookie Ollie Gordon would be positioned as Achane’s backup, though the Dolphins did reunite with Jeff Wilson on a practice squad deal.
  • We are less than 10 days from the season opener, and the Jets have not determined a starting center yet. Aaron Glenn confirmed (via the New York Post’s Ryan Dunleavy) the competition is ongoing. Considering the team employs a new starting quarterback (Justin Fields) and a new OC, it is interesting no winner in the Joe TippmannJosh Myers battle has been determined. A recent John Simpson injury kicked Tippmann to guard, but an expected return from the LG will move one of the center competitors to the bench. That would leave Tippman set for a demotion or Myers’ low-cost contract (one year, $2MM) set to relegate the ex-Packer to backup status for the first time.
  • The Patriots were the only team to submit a waiver claim for Tommy DeVito, according to the Boston Sports Journal’s Mike Giardi. The ex-Giant joins Drake Maye and Josh Dobbs on New England’s QB depth chart. The Pats, however, made an unsuccessful claim for Jaylon Jones, ESPN.com’s Field Yates tweets. One of two Jaylon Joneses currently working as an NFL CB, the recent Cardinals cut — a fourth-year UDFA out of Ole Miss — returned to the Bears via waivers.
  • Nick Folk, the Jets‘ kicker from 2010-16, agreed to return recently. The 40-year-old specialist agreed to a one-year, $2.9MM contract that includes $1.4MM guaranteed, per ESPN.com’s Rich Cimini. With Folk a vested veteran, the rest of the $2.9MM will lock in next week.

Bills CB Tre’Davious White On Track For Starting Spot

The 2025 season will mark the beginning of Tre’Davious White‘s second stint with the Bills. The former All-Pro corner is on track to handle a first-team defensive role during his latest Buffalo spell.

Christian Benford is entrenched as the team’s top cover man. Taron Johnson, meanwhile, is preparing for his eighth season with the Bills and another as their starting slot corner. The second boundary CB role has been up for grabs this offseason, with White and first-round rookie Maxwell Hairston competing for it.

As ESPN’s Alaina Getzenberg writes, the last starting cornerback position is “White’s to lose” at this point. Hairston recently went down with a knee injury which drew fears of a major ailment such as an ACL tear but turned out to be an LCL sprain. The Kentucky product is expected to recover in time for the regular season, but his rehab process is costing him valuable practice reps.

Hairston has also been named in a civil suit alleging sexual assault during his freshman year at college. The 22-year-old has denied the allegations and has received the backing of the Bills since being drafted. Hairston could miss time through league discipline in the event a league investigation were to conclude a violation of the NFL’s personal conduct policy took place.

In any case, White is on track to be counted on heavily in 2025. The two-time Pro Bowler’s first Buffalo tenure included high-end play when healthy but also a pair of major injuries. After playing only 10 combined games between the 2022 and ’23 campaigns, White was cut last spring and played on two teams last season. Immediately after the campaign ended, though, it became clear the 30-year-old was interested in returning to Buffalo. A one-year deal was worked out in April.

White is a veteran of 93 appearances and 86 starts. If he can remain healthy, that experience will be welcomed on a Bills team once again aiming for a deep postseason run. A strong starting campaign from White would help a Buffalo team featuring Hairston as a potential successor but also his free agent market next spring.

Bills CBs Tre’Davious White, Maxwell Hairston To Compete For Starting Spot

The Bills have one perimeter corner spot accounted for in the form of Christian Benford. He received a multi-year extension this offseason, something which was the case one year ago for slot man Taron Johnson.

Benford and Johnson will be key figures on defense once again in 2025, but it remains to be seen who the other starting corner will be for Buffalo. The team reunited with Tre’Davious White in free agency, bringing back a former All-Pro who battled injuries during the end of his initial Buffalo tenure. He is a candidate to see first-team action during his second stint with the Bills.

Maxwell Hairston is of course in position to compete for an immediate starting role, though. The Kentucky product was selected 30th overall, making him Buffalo’s top draft choice. It came as little surprise a corner was targeted on Day 1 given the team’s need for another long-term (and comparatively inexpensive) investment at the position. According to The Athletic’s Joe Buscaglia, White and Hairston are the leading candidates to earn a starting spot during training camp (subscription required).

Describing the competition as “wide open” at this point, Buscaglia adds veteran Dane Jackson and sixth-round rookie Dorian Strong are in the mix as well. It would come as a surprise, though, if either of those two played their way into a first-team position ahead of Week 1. Nevertheless, training camp and the preseason will be key in determining how the team’s secondary takes shape.

White began last season with the Rams, but after starting each of the team’s first four games he found himself out of the lineup. The 30-year-old was then traded to the Ravens and he handled part-time defensive duties through the end of the regular season and the team’s divisional round loss to the Bills. Following that game, White made it clear he would welcome a return to Buffalo. That was indeed arranged via a one-year deal featuring $2.2MM in guarantees.

Hairston made little impact during his redshirt freshman season, but in 2023 he showcased his playmaking skills with five interceptions and six pass deflections. Limited to only seven games by a shoulder injury last year, he was unable to duplicate that production but remained a strong Day 1 candidate based on his speed (demonstrated by a 4.28 40-yard dash time at the Combine). Even if he is unable to earn an immediate starting gig, Hairston will be expected to emerge as a key figure in the secondary for years to come.

Buffalo traded away former first-rounder Kaiir Elam and elected not to re-sign Rasul Douglas this offseason, leading to changes at the cornerback spot. The Bills ranked 24th against the pass last year, and improvement in that area will be a goal for 2025. The pending competition will thus make for a notable training camp storyline.

AFC East Notes: Patriots, Bills, Banks

Consistently given Will Campbell in mock drafts (including ours), the Patriots may not be locked into the left tackle the way the Titans are with Cam Ward at No. 1. Eleventh-hour Pats connections to Georgia hybrid defender Jalon Walker are emerging, via Sportskeeda.com’s Tony Pauline. Mike Vrabel has mentioned left tackle as a place the draft can provide an answer, and Pats-Campbell ties have persisted during the pre-draft process. Several reports have suggested the LSU product will be the Patriot pick. Walker recently auditioned for scouts, and Pauline adds the Pats sent a sizable contingent to a workout that also featured Georgia EDGE Mykel Williams. Pats brass soon dined with Walker, Pauline adds.

Showing the ability to be an edge defender and off-ball linebacker, Walker is expected to go off the board early. The Pats, who inquired about Myles Garrett and Maxx Crosby this offseason, came up previously in connection to passing on Campbell to draft a pass rusher. With Abdul Carter likely going to Cleveland or New York, New England would be shut out from this draft’s top prospect tier at 4. Campbell should probably still be considered the favorite to go fourth overall, but it is not a lock.

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  • Also viewing Campbell as the Pats’ most likely pick, SI.com’s Albert Breer mentions Walker as a wild card. But the veteran reporter also points to a New England desire to accumulate more draft capital — even if it is unable to move off No. 4 (in a draft without a QB prompting aggressive trade-up offers like last year’s brought for the Pats). Kayshon Boutte, months after voicing frustration with his role, could be a player the team would consider moving to acquire an extra pick. Two years remain on the 2023 sixth-round receiver’s rookie contract.
  • Having seen four teammates (Khalil Shakir, Gregory Rousseau, Terrel Bernard, Christian Benford) receive early-offseason extension, James Cook is not joining his teammates for the start of the Bills‘ offseason program, Brandon Beane confirmed (via The Athletic’s Joe Buscaglia) Tuesday. Cook skipping voluntary work is not surprising; he has been upfront about his desire for an upper-crust extension this offseason. The Bills have viewed the breakout RB as a core player, but it remains to be seen if they will give the multipurpose back a deal in the $15MM-AAV range. Early talks have not brought progress. One season remains on Cook’s contract. While the Bills did pay former Day 2 picks Devin Singletary or Zack Moss, Cook has been a better player and is one of this year’s top extension candidates.
  • Extending Bernard and keeping Matt Milano via a pay-cut agreement, the Bills are in decent shape at linebacker. They are still being mentioned (via Schefter) as a team that could use a premium draft pick on the position. Holding the No. 30 overall choice, Buffalo is being tied to UCLA LB Carson Schwesinger. Milano having missed the bulk of the past two seasons does give Buffalo a bit of a need here, but the team has been more closely tied to other defensive positions in Round 1.
  • Another injury-prone player who once earned All-Pro acclaim in Buffalo, Tre’Davious White is back. Discarded in 2024, White spent the season with the Rams and Ravens. Although White has seen the injury trouble move him off the surefire starter tier, he has another chance in Buffalo. He said (via ESPN.com’s Alaina Getzenberg) following the Ravens’ divisional-round loss to the Bills that he began letting the team know he was interested in returning. At 30, White now profiles as a flier for a Bills team likely still looking for CB help.
  • The Dolphins have done plenty of D-tackle work leading up to this draft, but ESPN.com’s Adam Schefter also links Texas tackle Kelvin Banks Jr. to Miami at No. 13. Banks’ stock looks to have climbed late, as he has been tied to going as high as the Raiders at No. 6 or the Jets at 7. Miami has Patrick Paul prepared to replace Terron Armstead, as Austin Jackson remains at RT.

Bills To Reunite With CB Tre’Davious White

The Bills are reuniting with veteran cornerback Tre’Davious White on a one-year deal with a maximum value of $6.8MM, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

White, a 2017 first-round pick, spent the first seven years of his career in Buffalo, though he was significantly limited by injuries in 2021, 2022, and 2023. He was released by the Bills during the 2024 offseason and signed with the Rams, but only started four games in Los Angeles before landing on the trade block. White was then traded to the Ravens for a 2026 sixth-round pick, with the Rams sending a 2027 seventh-round pick to Baltimore to facilitate the deal.

Now, White is back with the team that drafted him, an outcome that Bills general manager Brandon Beane acknowledged as a possibility when he parted ways with White last year.

“I told him…’Just because this move is now, doesn’t mean it doesn’t work out for us to get you back in Buffalo,'” said Beane, via ESPN’s Alaina Getzenberg.

White will likely compete for a starting job as an outside cornerback in Buffalo with Kaiir Elam and Rasul Douglas no longer on the roster. The Bills recently signed Christian Benford to a four-year extension, but the team’s other long-term corner, Taron Johnson, has played almost exclusively in the slot throughout his career. While the Bills could still add another cornerback in the draft, signing White gives them a veteran presence who is very familiar with Sean McDermott‘s defense.

During his first stint in Buffalo, White was widely considered one of the best cornerbacks in the NFL when healthy. He started all 32 regular-season games across his first two years, which included a second-place finish in Defensive Rookie of the Year voting in 2017. White then led the NFL with six interceptions in 2019, leading to recognition as a Pro Bowler and a first-team All-Pro. That earned him a four-year, $69MM extension before the 2020 season, which featured another Pro Bowl nod. Injuries then limited White to just 21 starts over the next three years, leading to his release by the Bills after the 2023 season.

The base value of White’s deal remains unknown, but if it eclipses $3MM, the Ravens could receive an additional 2026 compensatory pick.

Ravens Acquire CB Tre’Davious White From Rams

Tre’Davious White is indeed on the move, with the Rams having found a suitor for the veteran corner. White is headed to the Ravens, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports. The teams have now announced the deal.

This deal will include a future late-round pick swap. Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Los Angeles is sending White to Baltimore along with a 2027 seventh-round pick. The team will receive a 2026 seventh-rounder in return.

Baltimore’s pass defense has struggled for much of the year; the team ranks dead last in passing yards allowed per game this season, a stark contrast to its No. 1 position against the run. To no surprise, then, help in the secondary has been sought out, with Dianna Russini of The Athletic noting the Ravens have been making calls on that front for days. The team was in the running for Marshon Lattimore, but this move represents a notable contingency plan.

White saw a heavy workload early in the season, his first with the Rams. Los Angeles was dealing with a number of injuries at the cornerback spot, thrusting the former Bill into an unplanned full-time role. More recently, however, White has been a healthy scratch. As a result, discussions between team and player took place regarding a potential trade. The two-time Pro Bowler will now start over in the hopes of landing a regular defensive role.

When healthy, White was one of the league’s more productive corners. His Buffalo tenure included double-digit appearances for each of its first five seasons, but injuries have been a major issue since then. The 29-year-old played only 10 games between the 2022 and ’23 campaigns, and he suffered an Achilles tear last October. That helped inform Buffalo’s decision to move on this offseason and limited the former All-Pro to a one-year deal.

That pact carries a base salary of just $1.5MM for the year, making this a very cost-effective addition on Baltimore’s part. Expectations will be tempered upon arrival, however. White was charged with four touchdowns and an opposing passer rating of 138.4 during his time in the Rams’ lineup, and improvement in coverage will be needed for him to earn snaps on defense. At a minimum, White will provide Baltimore with additional depth in the secondary as consistency is sought for the second half of the campaign.

The Ravens have Marlon Humphreypending free agent Brandon Stephens and first-round rookie Nate Wiggins atop their CB depth chart. White is unlikely to see much time in the slot with Arthur Maulet healthy, but he could handle a rotational workload along the perimeter. Succeeding in any capacity – and remaining healthy, of course – will help his 2025 free agent market.

Baltimore recently added at the receiver spot by acquiring Diontae Johnson from the Panthers. The team has now made a depth move on defense, mirroring the Steelers’ path ahead of the deadline (with Pittsburgh acquiring Mike Williams and then Preston Smith on Tuesday). Both teams have six wins on the year, positioning them for a pair of critical divisional matchups later in the season. Several new faces will be in place for those contests.

Rams, CB Tre’Davious White Discussing Potential Trade

OCTOBER 28: Head coach Sean McVay confirmed on Monday White and his agent have received permission to seek out a trade. The Rams are still willing to retain him, but as a pending free agent it would be understandable if White preferred a fresh start and the opportunity to once again operate as a starter.

OCTOBER 26: Tre’Davious White was a key member of the Rams’ secondary early in the year, but he has been a healthy scratch for each of the past three games. The veteran corner could soon be on the move as a result.

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White and the Rams are discussing their future, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports. A trade is one potential outcome in this instance, although the team is also open to retaining him. As Los Angeles knows (like all other teams), attrition throughout the season could lead to injuries elsewhere on the CB depth chart. That could thrust White back into the first-team role he held for the first four weeks of the year.

As Jourdan Rodrigue of The Athletic notes, the Rams indicated upon signing White he would not be tasked with a heavy workload right away, although that is what wound up happening. The former Bills All-Pro handled a 98% defensive snap share during Weeks 1-4 before falling out of the gameday lineup altogether. White surrendered four touchdowns and a 138.4 passer rating in coverage, something which has no doubt played a role in his lack of usage over the past three contests.

Those struggles in coverage could hinder White’s trade value, although the 29-year-old is a pending free agent. He inked a one-year pact on the open market with a base value of $4.25MM. Incentives are also in place with that pact, though, and logging a 60% snap share with the Rams would trigger additional compensation. Any acquiring team would take on the prorated remainder of a $1.5MM base salary, something which would be a feasible task for contenders.

White was among the league’s top corners during the first five years of his Buffalo tenure. Injuries have stalled his career, however, and between 2022 and ’23 he played only 10 games. The LSU product managed to recover from the Achilles tear he suffered last October in time for the start of the season, although his poor coverage showing will lead to questions about his ability to return to his pre-injury form.

The Rams have Darious Williams back after his IR stint, along with Cobie Durant and Ahkello Witherspoon in place at the cornerback spot. Missed time from any member of that trio could lead White back into the lineup, but if a strong enough trade market emerges it will be interesting to see if the team prefers to move on.

NFC West Notes: Seahawks, Hufanga, Rams

Left in charge after the Seahawks jettisoned their other football operations pillar, John Schneider‘s search for Pete Carroll‘s successor started earlier. The 14-year Seattle HC’s age (72 as of Week 18 last season) moved Schneider to do some early work on candidates, per ESPN.com’s Brady Henderson, leading the team to 36-year-old Mike Macdonald.

While the Carroll-for-Macdonald change — or a move to a much younger candidate — was eventually expected, the decision from Seahawks ownership gave Schneider full autonomy for the first time. Previously riding shotgun to Carroll in terms of final roster say, Schneider’s takeover of sorts came after the aging HC had discussed ceding that power to the GM in recent years, Henderson adds. A January report also pointed to Carroll considering retirement around midseason only to reverse course; Seahawks ownership’s decision cemented the change to a Schneider-run operation. Although Carroll and Schneider rarely disagreed to the point the coach had to wield his decision-making hammer, it will be interesting to gauge the Seahawks’ direction with the longtime GM calling all the shots.

Carroll is technically a Seahawks advisor following his coaching stay, though the former Jets and Patriots HC wanted to coach again. He lobbied to keep the Seattle gig. But Carroll has kept his distance from the facility, with Henderson adding the departed coach wants to give Macdonald’s regime space. Carroll had indeed planned to serve in his advisory role, but he has stepped back in the months since. Carroll, now 73, is no longer eyeing another coaching job.

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  • Both Carroll and Macdonald signed off on a Jason Peters addition. The now-42-year-old tackle played sparingly for the Seahawks last season, coming in to help a team that missed RT Abraham Lucas for much of the season. With that again the case and George Fant‘s second Seattle stint on hold, the Seahawks again summoned Peters to the practice squad. Close to becoming the first O-lineman to be on an active roster in a 21st NFL season, Peters said he did not expect to play again. Staying in contact with Schneider helped the All-Decade blocker’s cause, Henderson adds, and he could be on the cusp of being elevated to the Hawks’ gameday roster again.
  • Tre’Davious White is still on the Rams‘ 53-man roster, but the team deemed the eighth-year veteran a healthy scratch in Week 5. Classifying this as a coach’s decision, Sean McVay demoted the free agency acquisition from starter to out of the mix entirely, via The Athletic’s Jourdan Rodrigue. This is an interesting decision, even with the Rams activating Darious Williams from IR and turning to the recently re-signed Ahkello Witherspoon as a starter (alongside Cobie Durant) for the first time this season. Despite his injury trouble during the final years of his Bills tenure, White played 98% of Los Angeles’ defensive snaps during the team’s first four games. Pro Football Focus rated White as the NFL’s seventh-worst corner this season, and the former Buffalo extension recipient has already been charged with allowing four touchdown receptions and a 138.4 passer rating as the closest defender this season. White, 29, is on a one-year, $4.25MM deal.
  • Talanoa Hufanga is back on IR, having suffered a wrist injury shortly after his ACL rehab odyssey concluded. Injuries are slowing the All-Pro safety, but ESPN.com’s Dan Graziano still views him as being on the 49ers’ extension radar. Hufanga joins cornerbacks Charvarius Ward and Deommodore Lenoir on San Francisco’s extension radar. The team may be readier to commit to Lenoir compared to Ward, who is three years younger (at 25), but Hufanga being on the team’s re-up radar is interesting. The former fifth-round pick rocketed onto the All-Pro tier in 2022 and would make sense as an extension candidate, but the 49ers paid Brandon Aiyuk this offseason and have a Brock Purdy extension on the horizon. Choices will need to be made on a defense that also houses Dre Greenlaw in a contract year.

Latest On Rams CB Tre’Davious White

Tre’Davious White saw his time with the Bills come to an end this offseason, setting up an eventual one-year flier he agreed to with the Rams. The former All-Pro corner’s health will be worth monitoring as the rest of the 2024 offseason unfolds.

White – who was limited to 10 games across the past two seasons – suffered an Achilles tear in October, adding to his list of major injuries. That led to his Buffalo release and obviously hurt his market value. The 29-year-old signed a one-year Rams deal worth a base value of $4.25MM.

Spring workouts provided Los Angeles with the opportunity to evaluate White’s progress in terms of recovery. He spent most of OTAs working with trainers off to the side of practices, although he was able to take part in a walkthrough during the final week of the voluntary workouts. Whether or not the two-time Pro Bowler will be available to practice in pads during training camp remains to be seen.

“He’s making good progress,” head coach Sean McVay recently said of White (via the team’s website). “He was able to partake in the walkthrough. It’s obviously a significant injury that he’s overcome. He’s gotten a lot of good stuff done on the side… As far as what his actual process will be in training camp, we’ll see where he’s at. He does such a great job, understands his body, and so I don’t think we want to pigeonhole ourselves into one approach.”

The Rams brought back Darious Williams in free agency, and his $7.5MM-per-year pact is the team’s most lucrative one at the cornerback spot. Los Angeles also has the likes of Cobie Durant, Derion Kendrick and Tre Tomlinson in the fold as starting options. If healthy, White should be able to hold down a first-team role on his new team, though, something which would have financial implications for him. The LSU alum’s 2024 earnings will increase to $8.5MM if he logs a defensive snap share of 60% or higher.

Of course, a strong showing in Los Angeles would set White up for either a lucrative re-signing or a market of outside suitors in free agency next offseason. For now, attention will remain on his Week 1 availability and how he performs when he is on the field,