Buffalo Rumblings
Injuries have the Buffalo Bills scrambling, and it’s been a common theme this summer dating back even before the start of training camp. However, with camp at St. John Fisher University now in the books and the first preseason game on August 9, there isn’t time to sit back and hope things quickly improve.
To that end, the Bills have had to get creative on special teams, deploying running back Ray Davis as placekicker with Tyler Bass sidelined due to pelvic-area soreness. It’s not an ideal situation, to say the least.
Given the current news about starting running back James Cook, the Bills can ill-afford to see Davis himself sidelined (potentially due to injury) while handling kicking duties. Buffalo is fortunate there’s still time to tackle the team’s latest kicking woes, but the regular season is just a few short weeks away.
To that end, head coach Sean McDermott revealed that the Bills worked out placekickers John Hoyland and Caden Davis. Hoyland and Davis are undrafted rookies — having spent time this spring and summer with the Baltimore Ravens and New York Jets before their releases, respectively.
Will the Bills trot out Ray Davis in extended fashion, asking him to moonlight as an NFL placekicker this Saturday? It remains to be seen with the team having yet to announce a signing at the position.
