Bishop led the Bills in total tackles during Sunday's win over the Chiefs with seven stops.
Bishop wasn't even a sure thing to start heading into the season, but the 2024 second-rounder has run with the job amid several injuries to the Buffalo defense. He's played 100 percent of the defensive snaps in five of eight games this season and has posted back-to-back weeks of seven tackles. Bishop leads the Bills with 41 total tackles and five passes defensed on the season, while he's posted 2.0 sacks and an interception as well.
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Bills' Cole Bishop: Returns to action Monday
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Bishop (lower body) has returned to Monday's Week 6 contest versus Atlanta, Alaina Getzenberg of ESPN.com reports.
Bishop temporarily left the game due to lower-body cramps, but he's since returned to the contest. He should thus resume his every-down role at safety.
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Bills' Cole Bishop: Questionable to return to MNF
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Bishop (lower body) is questionable to return to Monday night's contest in Atlanta, Alaina Getzenberg of ESPN.com reports.
Bishop is dealing with some lower-body cramping, which has forced him to head to the locker room. The safety had recorded four total tackles (one solo) prior to exiting the game, and in his absence, Sam Franklin will operate in a more significant role in Buffalo's secondary.
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Bills' Cole Bishop: Late sack in Week 5 loss
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Bishop recorded two solo tackles, including 1.0 sacks, during the Bills' 23-20 loss to the Patriots on Sunday.
Bishop was quiet for most of Sunday's game, but he was credited for a sack on Drake Maye late in the fourth quarter. It was Bishop's second sack of the season, and the 2024 second-rounder is up to 21 tackles (18 solo) and one interception through the first five games of the regular season.
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Bills' Cole Bishop: Big pick spurs win
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Bishop had five total tackles and his first NFL interception in Sunday's 31-19 win over the Saints.
Bishop snuffed out a Philly Special gadget play and made one of the prettier short-range interceptions you'll see this year. While the second-year player out of Utah still has some holes in his game, he's become a full-time starter and has played every single defensive snap in all four games so far. He has 19 tackles and the interception on the season, yielding modest value in deep IDP leagues, as a lot of teams may be passing the ball this season in catch-up situations against one of the NFL's better teams.
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Bills' Cole Bishop: Logs five stops in Week 3 win
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Bishop tallied five tackles (four solo) in Thursday's 31-21 victory over Miami.
Bishop has been quite consistent statistically to begin the campaign, logging four tackles in Week 1 and five apiece in Weeks 2 and 3. He's played every one of Buffalo's defensive snaps so far this season after doing so just twice over 16 regular-season contests last year.
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Bills' Cole Bishop: Past quad injury
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Bishop (quadriceps) participated in team drills during Wednesday's training camp practice, Jay Skurski of The Buffalo News reports.
Bishop was unable to play in the Bills' preseason opener against the Giants on Saturday due to a quad injury. The 2024 second-rounder appears past the issue after he got work in team drills during Wednesday's practice, and he is tracking toward being available for Sunday's preseason game against Chicago. Bishop saw work on both defense and special teams during his rookie season and is competing against Damar Hamlin for a starting safety spot next to Taylor Rapp.
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Bills' Cole Bishop: Dealing with quad injury
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Bishop (quadriceps) isn't practicing Monday, Joe Buscaglia of The Athletic reports.
It remains to be seen if Bishop will recover in time to play in Saturday's preseason opener against the Giants. Once healthy, the 2024 second-round draft pick is expected to compete with Damar Hamlin for a starting safety spot alongside Taylor Rapp (knee).
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Bills' Cole Bishop: Set for start in AFC Championship
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Bishop is slated to start at safety alongside Damar Hamlin in Sunday's AFC Championship Game against the Chiefs, Alaina Getzenberg of ESPN.com reports.
Bishop, a rookie-second round pick out of Utah, will be stepping in for Taylor Rapp (back/hip), who was forced out of last Sunday's divisional-round win over the Ravens and was unable to practice this week. During the regular season, Bishop finished with 40 tackles, two passes defensed and a forced fumble over 16 appearances. He played exclusively on special teams in the wild-card win over the Broncos and logged three tackles across 50 total snaps (39 on defense) in the divisional round.
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Bills' Cole Bishop: Participates in full
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Bishop (shoulder) was a full participant in Wednesday's practice.
The 2024 second-round pick out of Utah dealt with a shoulder injury throughout August, but it appears he's moved past the issue after a full practice Wednesday. Bishop is currently slotted as Buffalo's second-string free safety behind Damar Hamlin, but don't be surprised if Bishop's playing time increases as the season progresses.
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Bills' Cole Bishop: Dons red non-contact jersey
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Bishop (shoulder) returned to practice Tuesday and did not participate in contact drills, Ryan O'Halloran of The Buffalo News reports.
Bishop suffered a shoulder injury at the end of July, which has kept him from participating in practices and preseason games. He's progressed enough in his recovery to take part in walkthroughs and individual drills, but he will avoid engaging in contact and will likely not suit up for Buffalo's preseason finale against Carolina on Saturday. Once healthy, Bishop -- the Bills' second-round selection in the 2024 NFL Draft -- could see some meaningful defensive snaps early in the regular season due to injuries to safeties Damar Hamlin (hamstring) and Mike Edwards (hamstring)
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Bills' Cole Bishop: Showing improvement
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Bishop (shoulder) is slated to take part in walkthroughs and parts of individual drills at practice this week, Maddy Glab of the Bills' official site reports.
Bishop injured his shoulder during practice in late July and hasn't been able to participate in any capacity since. His impending return to limited practice participation suggests that the rookie is improving, but it seems unlikely that he'll be able to suit up for the Bills' exhibition finale against Carolina on Saturday. As a 2024 second-round pick, Bishop is still likely to make the 53-man roster, and he's expected to work in a backup role while also serving on special teams.
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Bills' Cole Bishop: Another Buffalo DB goes down
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Bishop suffered an undisclosed injury during Tuesday's practice and did not return, Maddy Glab of the Bills' official site reports.
The Bills already lost veteran Mike Edwards this week to a hamstring injury, and now the rookie from Utah will join him on the sidelines. Buffalo did bring in Kareem Jackson on a one-year deal Tuesday, so there is at least one reinforcement available for a secondary that already lost long-time stars Jordan Poyer and Micah Hyde this offseason.
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Bills' Cole Bishop: Inks first pro deal
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Buffalo signed Bishop and seven other players to rookie contracts Tuesday, Chris Jenkins of the Bills' official site reports.
Bishop, defensive lineman DeWayne Carter, running back Ray Davis, offensive lineman Sedrick Van Pran-Granger, linebacker Edefuan Ulofoshio, defensive end Javon Solomon, tackle Tylan Grable and cornerback Daequan Hardy all signed their deals Tuesday, leaving second-round wideout Keon Coleman as the last rookie to sign. As for Bishop, he has a good chance to be the team's No. 3 safety behind Taylor Rapp and Mike Edwards following a standout career at Utah.
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Bills' Cole Bishop: Buffalo bound in second round
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The Bills selected Bishop in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft, 60th overall.
Bishop has big shoes to fill as the Bills attempt to replace both of their longtime standout safeties (Jordan Poyer and Micah Hyde), and it won't be easy to imitate their high level of play over the years. With that said, coach Sean McDermott is a scholar of defensive backs, and there's no doubt his coaching helped maximize both Poyer and Hyde. What makes Bishop especially interesting is that, unlike Poyer and Hyde, he's a big-time athlete. At 6-foot-2, 206 pounds, the Utah standout logged a 4.45-second 40-yard dash in addition to a 39-inch vertical. The challenge for McDermott will be to harness Bishop's superior athleticism and transform the rookie into the technicians both Poyer and Hyde developed into. Bishop could soon establish a major presence both on the field and in IDP fantasy formats.
