Buffalo Bills S Micah Hyde to miss rest of season with neck injury, agent says

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Bills safety Micah Hyde will miss the rest of the 2022 season with a neck injury, his agent, Jack Bechta, tweeted Saturday morning.

Hyde, who has previously dealt with neck injuries in his career, will be placed on injured reserve Saturday. He was not at practice throughout the week but did make a brief appearance in the locker room.

Bechta wrote that a healthy return in 2023 is expected for Hyde, who is under contract with the Bills through next season.

Coach Sean McDermott declined to get into details when asked about Hyde's injury throughout the week.

"[Hyde and cornerback Dane Jackson, who is also dealing with a neck injury] both seem to be moving around or walking around or in the building here," McDermott said Friday. «And they're in there going about their business, trying to improve each and every day. Obviously not going to make this game. Other than that, I don't have anything else for you at this point. We're just going to work with them on their cadence and their timing at this point.»

Safety Jaquan Johnson will take over for Hyde in the Bills defense, starting with Sunday's AFC East battle against the Miami Dolphins. Fellow starting safety Jordan Poyer is questionable for the game with a foot injury; he was limited in practice Friday.

Hyde and Poyer have been one of the best safety duos in the NFL since joining the Bills as free agents in 2017. During that stretch, Hyde has missed only two regular-season games.

During his time with the Bills, Hyde has 14 interceptions, including one pick-six, 35 passes defended, three forced fumbles and 363 tackles. He spent the first four years of his career with the Green Bay Packers after they drafted him in the fifth round in 2013 out of Iowa.