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Bills Activate Safety From Ir, Release A Cb, And Elevate A Qb Before Jets Game

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The Buffalo Bills have made a few internal transactions ahead of their Week 10 game against the Jets inside MetLife Stadium.

And each of these moves come with some intrigue:

Roster moves:

– Activated DB Jordan Hancock from Injured Reserve

– Released DB Te’Cory Couch

– Elevated QB Shane Buechele from the practice squad

— Buffalo Bills PR (@BuffaloBillsPR) November 14, 2026

Hancock had a tremendous summer at training camp and the preseason but has been out since Week 2 with what clearly was a pretty serious hamstring injury. Suddenly, the Bills have plenty of safety depth in their secondary.

As for Couch, this was somewhat of a surprising release given how well he played against the Ravens in Week 8. Because he’s still within his first four years in the NFL, he’s subject to waivers. If Couch clears waivers, the Bills will have the opportunity to place him back on their practice squad.

As for the Buechele elevation — there’s no indication Josh Allen nor Kyle Allen are dealing with injuries. But now Buechele can be designated the emergency third quarterback, even if he’s inactive. Are the Bills attempting to get him a game check? I really don’t know. Your guess is as good as mine there.