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'"You can rest assure those receivers are working hard and that’s all you can ask for those guys, is to come in and compete every day, work hard and do your job and at some point, that hard work is going to start paying off," Lynn said, doing his best to shed a positive light on the pass-catching dilemma.'

'But it clearly wasn't something the coach was volunteering to make public. It was only after a photo was posted on Twitter showing Ryan, wearing a Cubs jersey and cap, and defensive coordinator Dennis Thurman taking in the action from the centerfield seats, that Ryan addressed the subject with the media.'

'The fans are getting a bit restless over Tyrod. Rex Ryan issues stock defenses of his starting quarterback, but I'm getting the impression that the organization is losing faith in Taylor.'

'Here’s the guys that did not practice today; Kyle Williams, that was a non-injury, he’s got an illness. (Corbin) Bryant with a shoulder, (Brandon) Tate with a concussion. Everybody else was limited; that’s Cordy Glenn, ankle, (LeSean) McCoy, hamstring, (Jerry) Hughes, hand, (Charles) Clay, knee, (Robert) Woods, foot, (Lerentee) McCray, knee, (Lorenzo) Alexander, hamstring, (Reggie) Bush, groin and (Marcell) Dareus, groin. (Marquise) Goodwin was full-go today, concussion.'

'If it doesn't work Monday night to end a two-game losing streak, the season could be over even sooner than it was last year.'

'By jumping the gun, the Bills have, at a pretty hefty cost, basically tied themselves to Taylor, a player who has not proved that he can be the quarterback of the future. Yes, they can decline to pick up the $15.5 million option due in March that would mean his salary for 2017 would be an unfathomable $27.5 million, then cut him and take the reasonably cheap dead cap hit of around $3 million.'

'“And I’ll be honest, I was wanting to stay but I was like if this thing’s in delay for a couple of hours, there’s no way,” Ryan said “We've got to get back and the radio wasn’t working so I called my brother, who actually did not go with us.”'

'Salas appeared in Buffalo's first two games and caught four passes for 89 yards and one touchdown in Week 2 against the New York Jets. Later that week, Salas suffered a groin injury at practice. The injury kept Salas out of action for the next two weeks before the team shut him down on October 7 and placed him on the injured reserve.'

'"I mean, it almost was a perfect situation for us," Ryan said. "Obviously having a Monday night game, all of our work, regardless of if it was the Cubs being Game 7 or not, if there was work to be done, by gosh I would have stayed and done the work. It worked out perfect where I was able to get out and scrounge up some tickets late and get down there, so it was good. I took a bus, we had a little bus trip down there. It was good."'

'Taylor always has been been put in that box. You can call it the "mobile quarterback box" or you can call it the "black quarterback box." Taylor's dealt with both. After the press conference, standing outside the Bills' locker room, I asked Taylor how his ability to run, his size and the color of his skin affects how he's judged in the public eye.'

'“It’s interesting. You bring up the thing about, bringing in Percy. It’s easy to say, let’s just elevate this guy on the practice squad, let’s do that,” Ryan said. “But we’re trying to win; we’re trying to win right now. And getting Percy here I think is an indication of that.”'

'The married NFL player earlier this year allegedly enjoyed a tryst with Exposito, which resulted in the surprise pregnancy. According to TMZ, the cocktail waitress reached out to Bush months ago, and they had a discussion about a possible abortion in exchange for a sum of money.'

'"I shouldn't have reacted that way," he said.'

'McCoy was listed as a limited participant in practice both Thursday and Friday. The Bills will practice again Saturday before declaring McCoy's status for the game.'