Archives for October 2015

''We would have played him this week had it been healed, but it hasn't healed,' said Ryan. 'I noticed he was more arm. He wasn't stepping into his throws, especially early in the practice.'

'"When coaches come in, they always say 'being loyal.' And he left unexpectedly," Gilmore said. "It was kind of a shock. I don't know what the reason was for, but we're happy we got Rex. He's a loyal coach."'

'"We would have played him this week had it been healed, but it hasn't healed," said Ryan, who added that Taylor looked a bit off in practice on Wednesday. "I noticed he was more arm. He wasn't stepping into his throws, especially early in the practice."'

'Harvin did not travel with the team because of what coach Rex Ryan described as a personal issue on Wednesday. He still wasn't around Thursday, when the Buffalo News reported Harvin might contemplate retirement because he's frustrated by hip and knee injuries.'

'Defensive tackle Kyle Williams was also ruled out by Ryan. Williams is nursing a left knee injury.'

'Bills 19-17.'

'Buffalo Bills wide receiver Percy Harvin has grown increasingly frustrated with hip and knee injuries that are expected to sideline him indefinitely but he is not contemplating retirement, a source told ESPN.'

'"He did a nice job [Wednesday" target="_blank">. We split the reps with [EJ Manuel" target="_blank">," Ryan said Thursday. "But as we came back in the evening, our medical people, our doctors, were looking at him. He still has some soreness in that knee.'

'The Bills, who signed Harvin to a three-year deal this offseason after tenuous stints with the Jets, Seahawks and Vikings, are "comfortable with the possibility of moving on without" Harvin, a league source told Carucci. Meanwhile, coach Rex Ryan told the media on Thursday that, "I'm not going to say any more on [Harvin" target="_blank"> because I don't know where he is right now."'

'That means the Bills, who are in London to face the Jaguars, will turn to former first-round pick EJ Manuel, who completed 28 of 42 passes for 263 yards with a touchdown and interception in last week's loss to the Bengals.'

'When healthy, Harvin is one of the NFL’s most explosive players. He had a memorable performance in Super Bowl 48, highlighted by an 87-yard kickoff return for a touchdown to further Seattle’s 43-8 rout of Denver.'

'“I’m not necessarily playing against them,” said Manuel. “I’m playing against their defense. That’s my main focus, preparing for Jacksonville’s defense, and the other stuff is kind of an afterthought.”'

'Following Sunday's game in London, the Bills have a bye weekend that will allow Taylor to rest his knee even more ahead of the team's Week Nine matchup against the Miami Dolphins.'

'When asked for Harvin's whereabouts on Thursday, Rex Ryan said that he didn't want to talk about it anymore, and added, "I don't know where he is right now."'

'“Tyrod he did a nice job (Wednesday) and split the reps, but as he came back in the evening our medical people and doctors took a look at him and he certainly still has some soreness in that knee,” said head coach Rex Ryan. “It hasn’t healed all the way, so we’re not going to put him out there until he’s 100 percent. So we’re not going to play him in the game.”'