After missing the first week of training camp, Buffalo Bills top draft pick C.J. Spiller was gradually getting into the mix on offense. That is about to change.
Spiller, as well as backup running backs Chad Simpson and Joique Bell, will be getting an increased workload after running backs Fred Jackson and Marshawn Lynch went down with injuries during the Bills' preseason-opening loss at Washington.
Jackson is out for the rest of the preseason with what might be a broken left hand. He is scheduled to have more tests today. Lynch hurt an ankle Friday, but his status is uncertain.
The Bills' next preseason game is Thursday against the Indianapolis Colts in Toronto. Given the short turnaround, Jackson and Lynch may not have gotten a lot of action anyway. With both of them sidelined, Spiller will now take the lead role in the backfield much sooner than expected.
"You just have to be ready to go," he said. "You never know when your number is going to be called."
Spiller got the bulk of the snaps with the starting offense once Jackson and Lynch went out during the Bills' first possession.
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