Buffalo Rumblings
Prior to Friday’s practice, Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott confirmed what we already knew was going to be the case: defensive tackle Ed Oliver and linebacker Matt Milano will not be suiting up on Sunday when the Bills host the New Orleans Saints.
The Bills have been managing just four injuries this week, and all four, as predicted, will enter the weekend with a designation for Sunday. Along with Oliver and Milano being ruled out, right tackle Spencer Brown and defensive end A.J. Epenesa will be listed as questionable.
Friday will be Brown’s first day of practice this week as he is dealing with a calf injury that he sustained on the first drive of Week 3’s game. In his regular Friday morning media session, McDermott said that Brown would be limited in the day’s practice, and they would go from there.
Epenesa has been limited in practice all week, and, according to McDermott, will continue to be during Friday’s practice. Epenesa has a pectoral injury that we have no information about how or when he acquired it, although pictures of him in a shoulder harness would indicate that the injury is on his left side. The good news is that it does not seem to be as severe as the injury Milano is dealing with and there’s a chance that Epenesa suits up on Sunday.
Practice squad elevations can come on Saturday and may give us an idea of how the coaching staff is feeling about the availability of Brown and/or Epenesa. However, teams have until an hour and a half before kickoff, so 11:30 EDT on Sunday for the Bills, to announce their game day inactives, so we won’t know for sure until then.
