Buffalo Bills safety Cole Bishop left Sunday's season opener against the Houston Texans with a knee leg injury.
Bishop was injured while helping make a tackle on Texans running back David Montgomery with 3:33 remaining in the second quarter.
Bishop remained down on the field after the play and appeared to be stretching his leg before getting back to his feet.
He was able to walk off the field with members of the Bills' training staff and briefly went into the blue medical tent before returning to the sidelnie.
The Bills announced that Bishop is probable to return.
Bishop, 23, emerged as one of the Bills' most productive defenders in his second NFL season. He started all 17 games in 2025 and led Buffalo with 85 tackles and three interceptions. He also
recorded seven passes defended, four tackles for loss and two sacks.
S Cole Bishop (Left Knee)
— Banged Up Bills (@BangedUpBills) September 13, 2026
Bishop was slow to get up & had his L knee checked out by AT’s before being able to walk off on his own.
He disappears into the pile, hard to see a mechanism of injury.
Hopefully more hurt than injured, probable to return. #Bills pic.twitter.com/lYGdbdE2XB
The 2024 second-round pick out of Utah entered this season as a starting safety in new defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard's defense.
Bishop is starting alongside veteran C.J. Gardner-Johnson, one of Buffalo's offseason additions at safety.
This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Cole Bishop injury update: Bills safety limps off field vs. Texans
