Bills designate Micah Hyde, Jamison Crowder to return from IR
The Buffalo Bills won’t have safety Micah Hyde nor wide receiver Jamison Crowder the lineup against the Miami Dolphins.
Beyond that, it’s possible.
On Wednesday, Buffalo head coach Sean McDermott announced that both players have been designated to return from injured reserve.
That update comes prior to the Bills-Dolphins matchup in the AFC Wild-Card round.
When providing the update, the coach noted that the pair will not be activated by Sunday’s game. But there is now a 21-day window that it’s possible the duo suit up.
The new designation is for Hyde and Crowder to practice with teammates as they prepare to potentially return tot he lineup. Buffalo is allowed to bring them back on the roster at any time during that 21-day frame, but as McDermott made known, it won’t be before Sunday.
If and when the Bills add Hyde or Crowder to their active roster, someone would have to be taken off of it to make room.
Hyde was originally injured back in Week 2 against the Tennessee Titans. He sustained a neck injury which was thought to be season ending.
Over the past few weeks, Hyde had been spotted doing light workouts on the side of practice which fueled speculation that he could return in the playoffs.
Where there’s smoke, there’s potentially fire for Hyde.
Crowder was making minimal contributions when he went down in Week 4 against the Baltimore Ravens, but depth-wise, the Bills would welcome him back.
Crowder broke his ankle.
