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Bills Lose Starting Safeties Bishop and Rapp to Injuries
7 Aug
Summary
- Bills' secondary a concern with injuries to safeties Bishop and Rapp
- Rookie CB Hairston also sidelined with knee injury
- Head coach McDermott says Bishop out with quad, Rapp out 1 week with knee
As the Buffalo Bills prepare for the 2025 NFL season, their secondary has become a major concern due to a rash of injuries. According to head coach Sean McDermott, second-year safety Cole Bishop remains sidelined with a quad injury, while starting safety Taylor Rapp will miss "a week or so" with a knee injury.
The Bills were hoping that the pairing of Bishop and Rapp would help shore up their pass defense, which ranked 24th in the league in 2024. However, the duo has been unable to practice together, and the situation has been further complicated by a knee injury suffered by the team's first-round draft pick, cornerback Maxwell Hairston.
With both starting safeties and a key cornerback sidelined, the Bills' defensive backfield is in disarray as the preseason begins. The team will have to rely on veteran Tre'Davious White to help fill the void, but the lack of continuity and chemistry in the secondary could prove to be a significant challenge for the Bills as they look to improve upon their 2024 campaign.
