Shakir to miss the next 5 weeks due high ankle sprain (likely available for opener)

[DJB]

 

Opportunity for other guys to step up !

[Einstein]

sucks

[Ben]

So right in time for the opener? Could be worse 

[skibum]

Glad it's not longer, looking forward to someone stepping up. 

[MasterStrategist]

Ugh, ankles can be tricky.

 

Well silver lining is he should be ready week 1, and he/Josh already have a great rapport.

 

Palmer is missing time with a groin, hes more important to get reps IMO.

[NewEra]

Fine by me.  Less chance to suffer serious injury in preseason/camp.

 

sucks that it’s another ankle sprain for him.  His ankles are his lifeline on the field 

[Bangarang]

Time wise, this is very fortunate. I would expect him to be available for the opener though. 

[SCBills]

Both teams now have a player on watch for the opener… Shakir for us and Likely for the Ravens. 

[billsfan89]

This team is hurting for a bye and it’s early August sigh 

[Awwufelloff]

High ankle sprains can linger all season, brutal. 

[RiotAct]

smh

[HIT BY SPIKES]

Well at least it was NOT a hip because they don't lie...

 

 

[RoscoeParrish]

The pessimistic take is that Shakir is clearly our top receiving threat and it’s not really close.

 

the optimistic take is that we have arguably 3-4 other guys who may thrive in the slot in his absence. 

[uticaclub]

They understand his role in the offense. It's unfortunate that it's a high ankle injury, but now there are more opportunities for the fringe players to show their skills and build chemistry with Josh.

[davefan66]

Hope the stated timeline is pre-season centric.  Wonder if it would be a shorter timeline in season?

[RobbRiddick]

See, if we traded the next 3 drafts for Parsons we wouldn't have this problem

[eball]

Should be good to go for the opener or W2.  He knows the offense and his role; could be much, much worse.  As others have noted, more reps for the younger guys to build their case for the 53...

 

[Sojourner]

If he misses any regular season games, hopefully they aim to use Keon from that slot role

[billsbackto81]

Outside of season ending injuries, these are the worse in my opinion. Time lines are so difficult to predict with high ankle sprains and they linger all season long, a lot like turf toe. Hope he's ready for the opener but most likely won't be 100%.

[VW82]

These injuries are getting out of hand