There have been reports that Bills linebacker Reggie Ragland suffered a partially torn ACL when he hurt his knee in practice last week, although Bills coach Rex Ryan said Tuesday that they wouldn’t know the extent of the injury until the swelling went down.
Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that surgery will also give doctors a better idea about how badly Ragland was injured. Ragland is reportedly set to have surgery later this week that will help determine if he’s going to miss the entire season or if the rookie will be out 6-8 weeks.
Rapoport adds that initial tests have created an expectation that he’ll land on injured reserve, although the change in rules allowing teams to activate a player without previously designating him for return ahead of time means that the move could happen regardless of how certain the team is of his recovery timeline.
The Bills started adjusting to life without Ragland by signing veteran linebackers Brandon Spikes and David Hawthorne and they may end this week with a better idea about how much they’ll be using him.
