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First an ankle injury that caused him to miss four games following week 1 against Baltimore and then, following that, he was put on injured reserve after suffering a torn pec against the Panthers in October.\xa0 Samuel however, was placed on IR in mid November with a neck and elbow issue.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmkhdug3o001k357vhyarsajs@published'}, {'data': {'url': 'https://twitter.com/BuffaloBills/status/2012269418387038655', 'html': '<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We have made the following roster moves:<br><br>- Activated WR Curtis Samuel and DT Ed Oliver from Injured Reserve<br><br>- Elevated WR Mecole Hardman Jr. and RB Frank Gore Jr. from the practice squad<a href="https://twitter.com/Ticketmaster?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Ticketmaster</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BUFvsDEN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BUFvsDEN</a> <a href="https://t.co/TVCXgLozx4">pic.twitter.com/TVCXgLozx4</a></p>&mdash; Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) <a href="https://twitter.com/BuffaloBills/status/2012269418387038655?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 16, 2026</a></blockquote>\n\n', 'showMedia': True, 'showThread': True, 'componentVariation': 'tweet'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/tweet/instances/cmkhe0ai50023357vt1v0vvc5@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'The other moves the Bills have made are elevations from the practice squad. 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