Purely a special teams ace, Stanford will be headed into his age-32 season. He's missed just three games since 2016 and played over 300 snaps on special teams last year.

Stanford had been dealing with this ankle injury since Week 16 of last season, so his participation in any capacity is obviously good news. The 28-year-old saw a limited role on defense last season but could compete for something more if he can recover in time for training camp.

Stanford was unable to practice in any capacity this week. The Wagner product sustained the ankle injury last week against the Patriots, and it was serious enough to where Stanford had to be carted off the field. Stanford had three defensive snaps in his last five games, and therefore won't have much work to relinquish to another player.

Considering he was carted off the field in Sunday's loss to New England, this doesn't come as a surprise, and it would seem the linebacker is a long shot to play in the finale against Miami. That would likely mean more reps for rookie Corey Thompson, whom the Bills are giving an audition for next season.