Isaiah McKenzie, the speedy returner and receiver for the Buffalo Bills, has been carted off the field with a non-contact injury suffered on a punt return. It’s a blow to a Bills team already devoid of playmakers on offense.
Edit: McKenzie returned to the game with a taped ankle. It’s a very surprising result given the level of pain he looked to be in going off the field.
Here's the play Isaiah McKenzie got hurt on. He took a few steps on a punt return then fell to the ground and was then carted off. @WGRZ pic.twitter.com/1PCfEvfYvK
— Heather Prusak (@haprusak) December 16, 2018
McKenzie was added off the waiver wire earlier this season after he was released by the Denver Broncos and really added a few layers to the Bills’ offense, as a runner taking jet sweeps, as a receiver getting into the open field, and as a returner.
Ray-Ray McCloud is the most likey candidate to replace McKenzie in his role.
With a non-contact injury, whether it’s an Achilles injury or a ligament, it’s likely that McKenzie’s rehab will take his entire offseason and into the regular season of next year. It’s really disappointing for a player who was coming into his own with Josh Allen in Buffalo. He had the most receptions of his career in Sunday’s game against the Lions.