The New England Patriots activated cornerbacks Jalen Mills and Shaun Wade off the Covid-19 reserve list on Monday, according to the NFL transaction wire.
Neither had been cleared by 4 p.m. ET on the eve of what became a 47-17 wild-card loss to the Buffalo Bills. In their absence Saturday at Highmark Stadium, Joejuan Williams, Myles Bryant, Justin Bethel and elevations D’Angelo Ross and De’Vante Bausby saw snaps in the secondary alongside Pro Bowler J.C. Jackson.
Mills, 27, started all 16 of his appearances in the regular season after arriving from the Philadelphia Eagles as a free agent last March.