Dorian Strong: Everything you need to know

Strong was spotted at Buffalo's OTAs on Tuesday without a neck brace, Alaina Getzenberg of ESPN.com reports. It appears Strong is still nursing his neck injury, as he wasn't participating in Tuesday's voluntary OTAs. However, the fact that he's no longer wearing a neck brace is an encouraging sign for his recovery ahead of the 2026 season. The 2025 sixth-round pick from Virginia Tech appeared in four regular-season games during his rookie campaign, recording 10 total tackles across 133 total snaps (87 on defense, 46 on special teams).

Head coach Sean McDermott was unable to provide a timeline on Strong's (neck) return Monday, Matt Parrino of The Syracuse Post-Standard reports. Strong hasn't played since suffering a neck injury Week 4 against the Saints and will seemingly remain sidelined for an extended period of time. The rookie sixth-round pick recorded 10 tackles (nine solo) across four games before getting injured.

The Bills placed Strong (neck) on injured reserve Saturday. The sixth-round rookie cornerback has appeared in all four games to this point in the season, logging 39 percent of the Bills' defensive snaps and 40 percent of the snaps on special teams. Ja'Marcus Ingram, Cam Lewis, Brandon Codrington and Jordan Hancock will be in line for more snaps with Strong on the shelf.