Bills coach Sean McDermott confirmed that defensive end Michael Hoecht tore his Achilles on Sunday afternoon.
“It’s a big loss,” McDermott said, via Katherine Fitzgerald of the Buffalo News .
Hoecht was injured on a non-contact play as his right leg gave out as he pushed off at the snap with 14:20 remaining in the fourth quarter. McDermott said Hoecht waved off the cart to stay on the sideline to watch the finish with his teammates.
Hoecht signed with the Bills as a free agent in the offseason but didn’t make his Buffalo debut until Week 8. He served a six-game suspension for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing drug policy. (The Bills were off in Week 7.)
He totaled five tackles, two sacks and a forced fumble in two games.
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