The Buffalo Bills have announced their first 53-man roster of the 2025 NFL season. To get to that league-mandated number, One Bills Drive parted ways with a total of 31 players, placed five others on Injured Reserve (IR), and will have to wait six weeks before a pair of newcomers are off the suspended list.

Among those on IR, the team’s top draft pick this past April, first-round cornerback Maxwell Hairston, and also offensive tackle Tylan Grable are designated as return-to-play candidates. They can resume practicing after four weeks with a 21-day window to be moved to the active roster once they do return to practice. Neither counts as part of the active roster while on IR.

Elsewhere, undrafted free-agent rookies in wide receiver Kaden Prather and defensive end Justin Hollins saw their

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