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'“I like the way, you know, we were able to handle the sudden change,” McDermott said. “I thought Nate came in and was poised. All reports from the huddle were he was very composed in the huddle and handled himself well. I thought the offense moved at times and at times we didn't move well enough.”'

'He was slow to get up, and headed to the medical tent on the Bills' sideline with trainers. A short time later, the team announced he was being evaluated for a possible head injury. Rookie Nathan Peterman replaced Peterman for the Bills' next series.'

'That's because a shoulder injury will keep cornerback Kevon Seymour from taking part in Saturday night's third preseason game against the Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium. That means newcomer E.J. Gaines and veteran Shareece Wright will split time with the starters.'

'"Eric's done a great job since he was drafted here in '09. We think he's still playing well. We think he's a leader up front, not only on the O-line but on the offense. He's a guy that we feel is part of what we're doing going forward and he's going into the last year of his deal so we wanted to get something done."'

'So what's left for the Bills to try at quarterback that doesn't resemble the lower Niagara River sludge discharge?'

'Questions abound as the Bills inch closer to their regular-season opener against the New York Jets on Sept. 10. And in some ways, the third and most important preseason game, raised more questions about the state of the Bills, Taylor’s health, cohesion on the offensive line, and Dareus’ future in Buffalo.'

'"He broke a team rule," General Manager Brandon Beane explained a little more than an hour before kickoff. Coach Sean McDermott "and I, you know, we're going to do things the right way. Everybody. Players, coaches, staff, everybody's got a level of expectation, and he didn't meet that. So he won't be on the sidelines tonight."'

'It’s very disappointing. Any player that you have to send home, this is not the norm. This is not what you’re looking for. Obviously, a guy with his contract status, you would hope that we would be a better leader than that and hopefully he learns from it and moves on and just be a Buffalo Bill.'

'His ridiculously bloated contract — thank you, Doug Whaley — make him virtually impossible to trade.'

'Baltimore — If the the third preseason game is supposed to serve as a dress rehearsal for the regular season, the Buffalo Bills have to feel uneasy about the performance they had against the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday night.'

'McCoy is 29 years old. He needs the preseason like he needs a hole in the head. He's one of the best running backs in football, so a day after the Patriots lost wide receiver Julian Edelman to a knee injury in a useless football game, it felt particularly important to keep him healthy.'

'If this is indeed the end of Taylor's preseason, he finished completing just 14 of his 29 passes for 100 yards, no touchdowns and two interceptions. He was sacked four times.'

'"We started that a couple weeks ago with his representatives and kind of came down – we were hoping, you're always hoping to get it done as quick as you can," Beane said. "The contracts happen, I think I said before, when they're supposed to and this afternoon, things came together with he and his agent and we were able to get it done and get it inked before he got on the field tonight."'

'"There's no trade talks," McCoy said Thursday. "I talked to my coaches. I talked to Sean (McDermott) and Brandon (Beane), the GM. I have a lot of respect for the guys. We had a great conversation. I'll leave it at that. One thing about it is everybody can have their own opinions or make up things. Nowadays with social media everything is blown out of proportion. At the end of the day, the only thing I can do is control what I can control and that's being one of the best players in the NFL like I've been doing since I've been in the NFL. That's the only thing I can do. Trade me or not. Keep me here. Whatever it is. I talked to them guys and they said that's not on their radar and that's not in the plans. Only thing I can do is gear up for the Ravens and get ready to have a good year like I do every year."'