Archives for August 9, 2016

'The Bills have taken a cautious approach with Williams, who has been out since having surgery on his left knee late last season.'

'"I think being out there and being excited to be back definitely played a role in that," Williams said Monday, before playfully blaming offensive coordinator Greg Roman. "I think Roman did it on purpose with a hard count on first down being a jerk."'

'Meanwhile, defensive tackle Marcell Dareus, wide receiver Sammy Watkins and defensive tackle Kyle Williams all passed their physicals and practiced for the first time during training camp.'

'There was a very scary moment late in practice when Taylor ran towards the end zone, was met by defenders, tried to leap over them, and flipped onto his back over the goal line. Thankfully for the Bills, he got up and was fine.'

'Defensive back Corey White also left practice on Monday with a knee contusion, but there was no other update given than that.'

'Not to be outdone by the three big named returning Bills starters on Monday, quarterback Tyrod Taylor made waves during practice — not for a big play that he made during team drills, but for putting the heart of every member of the front office, coaching staff and roster in their mouths with one extremely dangerous decision.'

'As for Cordy Glenn, the Bills starting left tackle and one of the highest-paid players on the roster, he suffered an ankle injury on Saturday night during the scrimmage. While Rex Ryan didn’t give an update on any timetable for Glenn, Ian Rapoport of NFL.com reported on what kind of injury it is.'

'"I think that whole year off, it helped me get my chip back on my shoulder, that desire, that burning fire to be great. What I had when I came into the NFL," Spikes said. "I won’t lie, I won’t sit here and lie to you guys. I think I became a little bit complacent, and I’ve never been that type of guy."'

'Watkins and Williams had been on the Active/PUP list. Watkins was coming off of foot surgery to repair a Jones fracture in his fifth metatarsal in the spring. He’s been running full speed for the last few weeks and was working on the side with the strength and conditioning staff at camp last week.'

'“Sammy caught a nice touchdown,” said head coach Rex Ryan. “I was impressed. It looks like he’s in good shape. Sometimes that’s the first thing you worry about because he really hasn’t been doing football specific stuff. Until you put the pads on and you’re running against somebody do you know, but he’s in pretty good shape.'