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Poyer Plays Key Role In Bills’ Injury-Filled Secondary

‘“I enjoy playing this game,” Poyer said. “This is my sixth year in the system. I enjoy the guys that I’m playing with, I enjoy the coaches that are coaching me and I really feel like every time I step out on the field I’m able to play free. I’m able to just be myself and it’s allowed me to have this success so far. I just want to keep helping this team win football games.”’

Bills Release Veteran Wide Receiver Tavon Austin, per Report

‘He has spent the last few years bouncing around the league from team to team. Austin was drafted No. 8 in the 2013 draft by the then St. Louis Rams and spent five years with the team, including two when they became the Los Angeles Rams.’

Bills start week with lengthy injury report

‘For the Bills, seven players did not practice on Wednesday with injury-related issues. This includes middle linebacker Tremaine Edmunds, who is dealing with a hamstring, as well as safety Jordan Poyer, who injured his ribs in Sunday’s 23-20 come-from-behind win over the Baltimore Ravens.’

‘This disease takes so much, but don’t give it your hope’: Bills player talks about cancer fight, importance of early detection

‘“Thankfully, I was in Houston and MD Anderson is a very well-known cancer hospital, and they took me right there and we got it going,” he said. “But as far as everybody else goes, if you’re not feeling right and you’re not feeling there, or mammograms, staying on top of that, those are the things that really save lives and help you get out ahead of the fight and give you the best chance at beating this thing.”’

Poyer named AFC Defensive Player of the Week

‘Both of Poyer’s picks came in the fourth quarter. The first came on a ball that was deflected at the line of scrimmage and bounded into the air. The second came when Poyer sprinted across the end zone to intercept Jackson’s throw for Devin Duvernay on fourth-and-goal at the Bills’ 2 with 4 minutes to play.’

Jordan Poyer named AFC defensive player of the week

‘Poyer now has four interceptions on the season. After missing the Miami game due to injuiry, Poyer becomes the first Bills player to have four interceptions in his first three games of a season since Henry Jones did it during the heart of the Super Bowl era back in 1992.’

Steelers coach gushes about Von Miller ahead of matchup with heavily favored Bills

‘”Some guys are aliens visiting from another planet, you know, and that’s just the reality of it,” Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said of Miller. “In the National Football League, you’ve got to respect all these guys, right? They’re all freaky. But some guys are even freaky in our setting, and he’s just one of those guys. He needs no endorsement from me. His resume is his resume. Kudos to Von Miller. Tip of the cap to Von Miller.”‘

Poyer named AFC Defensive Player of the Week

‘Poyer had two interceptions in the fourth quarter, along with six tackles and three passes defensed on the afternoon, as the Bills rallied from a 20-3 deficit to beat the Ravens 23-20.’

9 Bills players won’t practice on Wednesday

‘Edmunds is a new addition to the injury list this week after recording nine tackles against the Ravens. Poyer was limited during practices last week with a foot injury but played in Week 4 and had two INTs. McDermott said this week Poyer is dealing with “sore ribs” following the Baltimore game. Knox had been dealing with a back/rip injury last week but McDermott did not specify if that is the exact injury affecting the tight end this week.’

Jordan Poyer named AFC Defensive Player of the Week

‘Poyer posted a pair of interceptions off Lamar Jackson on back-to-back Baltimore possessions in the fourth quarter. The most critical came with four minutes left in regulation. With the game tied at 20, and the Ravens facing a 4th-and-goal at the Bills two-yard line, Poyer raced to a wide-open Devin Duvernay in the back right corner of Buffalo’s end zone to make a game-saving interception.’