ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- The Buffalo Bills continue to deal with injuries on defense as coach Sean McDermott announced on Saturday that safety Damar Hamlin and rookie defensive tackle T.J. Sanders are both being placed on injured reserve.

Hamlin suffered a pectoral injury during Thursday's practice ahead of the team's "Monday Night Football" game at the Atlanta Falcons (7:15 p.m. ET, ESPN).

Sanders is dealing with a knee injury that caused him to miss last week's loss to the New England Patriots . He will get surgery on his knee after the team waited to see how it would improve over time and weighed the options, but ultimately it did not look to be improving.

"Don't know on either of 'em really," McDermott said on if the injuries are season ending. "Feel a little bit better about

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