Buffalo Bills star DeWayne Carter will miss the entire 2025 NFL season after tearing his achilles, according to reports.
The defensive tackle suffered the injury during the team’s preseason preparations, delivering a major setback just one week out from their season opener.
Carter, a third-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, was expected to play a key role in Buffalo’s defensive line rotation this year.
He’s currently entering the second year of a four-year, $5.6 million rookie contract.
In 2024, Carter appeared in seven games, recording 14 tackles and one pass defense in three starts.
The Bills seasons gets underway on September 7th at home in Highmark Stadium where they’ll face off against the Baltimore Ravens.
Buffalo Bills star DeWayne Carter will miss the entire 2025 NFL season after tearing his achilles
He’s currently entering the second year of a four-year, $5.6 million rookie contract
With Carter’s season over before it began, the Bills will be looking at T.J. Sanders and Deone Walker to play a bigger role until veteran DT Larry Ogunjobi returns.
Even though Carter may not have been the most impactful lineman, his absence is magnified by the fact that both Ogunjobi and Michael Hoecht are suspended for the first six games.
The Bills now lose a young talent they were counting on for depth, putting pressure on rookies Sanders and Walker to deliver right away in their first NFL season.
Fortunately, the team did sign veteran Jordan Phillips to the practice squad, and he could now step into a more prominent role, per Jordan Schultz.
Phillips is well known in Buffalo, having played with the team previously from 2019–2022.
