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‘Peterman was a fifth-round pick in the 2017 NFL draft. This season, he has gone 44–for–81 with 296 yards, one touchdown and seven interceptions in four games. He won the starting job out of preseason, but failed to carry his performance over to the regular season.’

‘”I usually never open up about my situation in Buffalo, but the fact that this guy has had multiple games with 4+ interceptions … and I still don’t have a job in the league?” Manuel wrote on his Instagram Sunday. “UNREAL. Say what you want about me, but never have I EVER done that. Forget a learning curve, I didn’t get the luxury of being able to use that as an excuse. I wonder why.”‘

‘Peterman will take the place of Derek Anderson, who was escorted off the field during Monday night’s 25–6 loss to the Patriots after he was sacked by Kyle Van Noy with 1:25 left to play. Anderson suffered a concussion and is not expected to play during Sunday’s game against the Bears. Rookie quarterback Josh Allen is still out with an elbow sprain.’

‘There is no doubt that Anderson is the best option to lead Sean McDermott’s team to a win on Sunday. Yes, that means Anderson—the former Pro Bowler in Cleveland and longtime backup to Cam Newton in Carolina, who had been forgotten by many as a veteran quarterback option nearly halfway through the season and was signed just nine days ago—is a better choice than Peterman, who’s been in this organization for two seasons.’

‘Anderson would become the third different starting quarterback the Bills have deployed this season. Nathan Peterman opened the campaign as Buffalo’s starter, but was supplanted by Allen after Week 1. Peterman had entered last week’s contest in relief of Allen, but threw a pick-six in the final minutes that cost the Bills the game.’

‘Allen, who did not return after exiting Sunday’s contest, is not considered to have a major injury, per Schefter. An MRI revealing the extent of the damage is to be sent to the renowned Dr. James Andrews for a second opinion.’

‘With the Titans being a zone-based defense but having three quality man-to-man corners (Logan Ryan, Malcolm Butler and Adoree’ Jackson), plus a run defense that was without top linebacker Wesley Woodyard and ranked 27th coming in, Buffalo committed to pounding the rock. They ran on 27 of their first 36 snaps, and on 43 of 64 snaps overall. LeSean McCoy, who came in with 21 attempts for 85 yards in three games on the season, matched that 85-yard season total on Sunday, on 24 carries.’

‘Minnesota had a little fun with the mistake, posting a screenshot of the Bills’ tweet captioned, “We actually play in the other Minnesota.”‘

‘Cordon was flanked by her lawyers at the office of a private investigator she has hired to help determine who broke into the five-bedroom home on Hickory Pass in Milton, Ga., where she lived with her two children. Shortly after 3 a.m. on July 10, she says, the intruder entered the house without any sign of forced entry; struck her and Elizabeth Donald, a longtime friend who was staying with her, with a handgun; and demanded specific items of jewelry that McCoy had gifted Cordon for her birthday two years earlier. At one point, she says, the intruder used wirecutters to cut a bracelet off her wrist.’

‘The affidavit also details how after Cordon was the victim of a home invasion at a house McCoy owns in Georgia and accused McCoy of being behind the burglary and assault, McCoy reached out to Maisonet “directly for the first time in years” and asked for help with the situation. In exchange for help, he offered to allow their son to enroll in school in Miami, which McCoy had been fighting against in their custody battle. The affidavit also claims McCoy’s mother reached out to Maisonet and asked she serve as a character witness for McCoy.’

‘”I didn’t feel right,” Davis told Foxworth. “I didn’t feel like myself.”‘

‘In other words, he is the exact type of quarterback who would benefit from going to a team with a veteran in place, where he could sit on the bench and learn. The Bills seemed to acquire that mentor-type when they signed four-year vet A.J. McCarron to a two-year contract in March. But six months later McCarron was traded to the Raiders for a fifth-round pick, leaving only Peterman and Allen on the roster.’

‘According to the report, McCoy’s injury doesn’t mean he will miss the Week 3 game against the Minnesota Vikings, but he will try to play through it.’

‘According to ESPN’s Chris Mortensen, Davis put on his street clothes at halftime, said he was quitting and then left the stadium.’

‘With that as your background, consider that Taylor was on the books for $16 million for 2018, and the Bills had massive cap issues that they’d resolved to address during the 2018 offseason. So do you hold on to Taylor at $16 million? Or do you trade him for the 65th pick in the draft?’