Injury update: Bills will be without starting defender vs. Jaguars

The Buffalo Bills will be without starting linebacker Terrel Bernard again during their wild-card matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

On Sunday, Bernard (calf) is slated to sit out another game. The defensive captain missed four games earlier this season with ankle and elbow injuries, and was replaced in the starting lineup by Shaq Thompson.

Thompson is listed on the team's injury report with a neck injury but head coach Sean McDermott said on Friday via press conference that Thompson should be "good to go" in Jacksonville:

Bills cornerback Maxwell Hairston (ankle), linebacker Terrel Bernard (calf) and safety Damar Hamlin (pectoral) will not play Sunday in Jacksonville, coach Sean McDermott told WGR-AM.

WR Joshua Palmer will not practice again Friday, and he will be questionable.— Lance Lysowski (@LLysowski) January 9, 2026

Bernard last suited up in Week 17 during Buffalo's loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, only playing half of the game's snaps on defense.

Bills Wire will provide full injury updates for both teams when information is made available.

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