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The Buffalo Bills will lack defensive end depth during Sunday's season opener against the Arizona Cardinals at Highmark Stadium. After fifth-round rookie edge rusher Javon Solomon was ruled out on Friday with an oblique injury, the Bills downgraded veteran Dawuane Smoot from questionable to out.

NFL News / Buffalo Rumblings / September 6

Bills vs. Cardinals: Both teams rule out one ahead of Sunday’s season opener

Bills’ defensive end Javon Solomon and Cardinals’ wide receiver Xavier Weaver won’t be playing on Sunday The Buffalo Bills and Arizona Cardinals are set to kick off their seasons on Sunday afternoon at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, NY.

Buffalo Bills News / Buffalo Bills on SI / September 6

One out and one questionable as Bills face potential DE shortage vs. Cardinals

The Buffalo Bills will be without at least one defensive end when they host the Arizona Cardinals on September 8. Rookie fifth-rounder Javon Solomon did not practice for the third day in a row due to an oblique problem.

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Buffalo Bills News / Buffalo Bills on SI / September 5

Bills' backup QB upgraded on injury report, rookie DE lone non-participant

The Buffalo Bills were near full strength at Thursday's practice with rookie defensive end Javon Solomon being the team's only non-participant. Of the five players on the Bills' injury report, four were full participants with the focus squarely on preparing for the September 8 season opener against the Arizona Cardinals.

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Buffalo Bills News / Buffalo Bills on SI / August 9

Intriguing rookie DE details his biggest growth throughout Bills' training camp

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Buffalo Bills News / Buffalo Bills on SI / August 5

Veteran Bills DE sees growing confidence from intriguing rookie pass-rusher

It’s entirely premature to deem any player selected at any point of the 2024 NFL Draft a “steal"—the vast majority of them have yet to even take a snap in a single preseason game—but when all is said and done, that moniker may be applied to Buffalo Bills defensive end Javon Solomon.

Buffalo Bills News / Buffalo Bills on SI / August 4

'Bright future' for Bills fifth-round rookie who led NCAA FBS in sacks

If rookie edge rusher Javon Solomon can carry his collegiate success over into the NFL, then the Buffalo Bills will have something special on their hands and starting defensive end Greg Rousseau explained how it can happen.

Buffalo Bills News / Buffalo Rumblings / June 13

91 players in 91 days: EDGE Javon Solomon

An athletic, bendy edge player looks to add a killer instinct to Buffalo’s pass rush The Buffalo Bills use a heavy rotation along their defensive front.

Buffalo Bills News / Buffalo Bills on SI / June 6

Bills' Starting Defensive End impressed by 'mature' rookie Javon Solomon at OTAs

In a perceived blink of an eye, defensive end Greg Rousseau has become somewhat of an elder statesman for the Buffalo Bills. "Time really flies. One minute you're just getting drafted, just getting up here.

Buffalo Bills News / Pro Football Rumors / June 4

Bills sign massive chunk of 2024 draft class to deals

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Buffalo Bills News / Buffalo Bills on SI / May 1

Three Things to Know about Buffalo Bills' Fifth-Round Edge Rusher Javon Solomon

The Buffalo Bills took a late fifth-round flier on a somewhat undersized but uber productive edge rusher. Troy's Javon Solomon, the No. 168 overall selection, will have the chance to break into a rotation that already features lengthy pass rushers Greg Rousseau and AJ Epenesa along with grizzled veteran Von Miller.

Javon Solomon brings electric ability, unique physique to Buffalo Bills

The Bills get a pass-rush specialist to cap the fifth round For some time now, it’d felt like the Buffalo Bills had size parameters to follow by in order to draft an edge rusher prospect at any point in the NFL Draft.

2024 NFL Draft: Buffalo Bills select EDGE Javon Solomon with 168th overall pick

Solomon joins the Bills after a 16-sack season in 2023 The Buffalo Bills have selected edge rusher Javon Solomon out of Troy with the 168th pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.

Steelers’ Mike Tomlin Had A Massive Impact On Troy Stud LB Javon Solomon: 'He Made Me Understand Something'

While the Pittsburgh Steelers may not have an urgent need for another outside linebacker, bolstering depth at the position remains a valuable consideration.

College Football News / Last Word On Sports / April 13, 2024

Javon Solomon 2024 NFL Draft Profile

Javon Solomon NFL Draft Overview Position: EDGE/linebacker Height: 6′-1″ Weight: 246 pounds School: Troy More 2024 NFL Draft Profiles After spending the past five years at Troy, edge defender Javon Solomon has officially declared for the 2024 NFL Draft.

Make the case: Javon Solomon or Jonah Elliss at edge for the Giants?

Which of these two mid-round options would you choose? General manager Joe Schoen and the New York Giants already made a hefty investment into their edge room at the start of the new league year.

College Football News / On Tap Sports Net / March 25, 2024

2024 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Javon Solomon

College: Troy College Position: OLB/5-tech/Wide-9 Ideal NFL Position: Situational Pass Rusher Height/Weight: 6'1", 246 lbs Year / Age: RS Junior / 23 Draft Projection: 4th/5th Round Where I’d Take Him: Late 3rd round Javon Solomon Combine Results Solomon attended Amos P.

College Football News / G5 Football on SI / March 17, 2024

2024 NFL Draft Profile: Troy EDGE Javon Solomon

In the Jon Sumrall era of Troy football, perhaps the biggest thing that people will remember is the strength of the Trojans' front seven throughout the last two years, as well as in the 18 months or so beforehand.

College Football News / Big Blue View / February 29, 2024

2024 NFL Draft prospect profile: Javon Solomon, EDGE, Troy

Can Solomon be a pass rushing steal? One of the best parts of the process leading up to the NFL Draft is the chance to find prospects who have tremendous upside but have toiled in relative obscurity.

College Football News / New York Giants on SI / February 28, 2024

Troy's Javon Solomon Hopes to Join Next Generation of NFL Pass Rushers

The last truly productive pass rusher from Troy University to come to the NFL was Osi Umenyiora, the New York Giants' second-round pick in the 2003 draft.

College Football News / Big Blue View / February 28, 2024

Javon Solomon compared well to Osi Umenyiora at Troy, can he do that in the NFL?

Under-sized edge defender comes from a place that produced Umenyiora, Demarcus Ware NFL teams will take pass rush help wherever they can get it. The New York Giants, 20th in the NFL in pressure percentage in 2023 despite being second in blitz rate, can use a significant infusion of pass rush help in 2024.

Raiders Draft Prospect: DE Javon Solomon, Troy

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New York Giants Draft Prospect: Edge Javon Solomon

Height: 6’2 Weight: 245 lbs. Class: Senior (5th-Year) School: Troy College Statistics A former three-star recruit out of Amos P. Godby High School in Tallahassee, Florida, where he was the 267th Floridian recruit and the 137th OLB in the 2019 recruiting cycle.