The Buffalo Bills have been without one of their best defenders throughout the 2024 season, but Matt Milano’s time on the sideline may be coming to an end soon.
Milano, the Bills’ veteran linebacker, practiced with the team on Wednesday. Milano has missed all 11 games of the 2024 season thus far after suffering a torn bicep during practice in August.
Bills coach Sean McDermott didn’t rule Milano out for Sunday’s game against the San Francisco 49ers but was cautious to update his linebacker’s status.
“Probably what you would expect just in terms of getting back into the flow, endurance, because he hasn’t played football in quite some time,” McDermott said at his Wednesday press conference. “Really just trying to take it one day at a time, one play at a time, not to sound like it’s coach speak, but that’s really what we’re looking at.”
Buffalo has one of the NFL’s best defenses.
The Bills are seventh in the league in points allowed per game (19.5) and have held opponents under 30 points in 10 of 11 contests this year.
Milano’s insertion back to the lineup would only make the unit better.
The linebacker has played in Buffalo since entering the NFL in 2017. He earned First-Team All-Pro honors in 2022 and has logged 488 total tackles and 10 interceptions in seven seasons.
Sunday’s game against the 49ers begins at 8:20 p.m. ET.
