ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills rookie cornerback Maxwell Hairston is opening the season on injured reserve with a designation to return, after missing the past month with a sprained right knee, the team announced in establishing its 53-player roster on Tuesday.

The first-round draft pick out of Kentucky has been sidelined since getting hurt during an individual drill a week into training camp in July. Hairston was projected to compete for the starting spot opposite Christian Benford, but will now miss at least the first four weeks of the season.

The Bills have yet to reveal the status of veteran cornerback Tre’Davious White, who made the active roster after sustaining a lower leg injury in practice last week. If healthy, White will handle the starting duties with Buffalo openi

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