August 26, 2025
ANALYSISAndersen started camp on the physically unable to perform list while continuing to recover from a knee injury that caused him to land on IR in December. The move to the reserve/PUP list means the 2022 second-rounder will be forced to miss at least the first four games of the regular season, making Week 6 against the Bills on Monday, Oct. 13 the first opportunity for him to make his 2025 regular-season debut. Andersen has served in a rotational role at inside linebacker over his first three NFL seasons, so
JD Bertrand,
DeAngelo Malone and
Josh Woods are all candidates to see increased snaps on defense behind starters
Kaden Elliss and
Divine Deablo due to Andersen's injury.