Buffalo Rumblings
The pain never stops in Buffalo
Once again, the Buffalo Bills enter a new week with an extensive injury list. There’s a mix of good and bad news on Week 10’s first list, which means there’s a lot for the Bills to work through in the next three days before they head out on the road to play the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday.
Wide receiver Keon Coleman was injured in the final minutes of last week’s 30-27 win over the Miami Dolphins. As the rookie was attempting to snag a pass from quarterback Josh Allen safety Jordan Poyer launched himself at Coleman. Poyer’s helmet slammed into Coleman’s hand and wrist resulting in the Week 8 Pepsi Rookie of the Week signaling that he needed to be taken out and get medical attention immediately.
Coleman had X-rays at the stadium, and after the game, he was seen wearing a wrist brace. On Monday, Bills head coach Sean McDermott told reporters that they were waiting on additional testing. On Wednesday, before the Bills’ walkthrough practice, McDermott said that Coleman wouldn’t be practicing and admitted that it could be “more than just this week” that the wide receiver would need for recovery. McDermott also said that coaches were still waiting on additional information about the injury.
The other three players who are new to the injury list this week were all full participants on Wednesday. During Sunday’s game, cornerback Kaiir Elam was evaluated for an injured shoulder but later said that he had it “popped back in” so he could return to the game. It would be easy to assume that no ligament damage was done as the cornerback both finished Sunday’s game and is not missing any practice time now.
Codrington was injured in a practice incident midweek last week. The injury didn’t slow him down as he had a large punt return against the Dolphins’ special teams unit on Sunday. Hamlin’s ankle injury also didn’t keep him out of Week 9, and now both Hamlin and Codrington are no longer in need of attention from the training staff.
The good news here is that Christian Benford was considered a full participant on Wednesday (everyone else was limited). Neither Benford, Cooper, or Gilliam were able to play in Buffalo’s Week 9 win. With Coleman likely missing playing time (Could we see him out until after the Week 12 Bye?), undoubtedly the Bills would like the two offensive weapons they went in...
