Skoobydum Posted August 9, 2010 Posted August 9, 2010 http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-3...50-30132ad9d2ff There was good news and not so good news on the injury for the Bills as they began another week of training camp practices following their off day Sunday. The good news was for the first time in the training camp setting, Paul Posluszny and Keith Ellison were both practicing with their teammates. Posluszny had minor groin surgery two weeks prior to the opening of camp, and has been working his way back to the practice field ever since. The inside linebacker is still limited, but fared well Monday morning. “It feels good, it’s getting close to 100 percent,” Posluszny said. “It’s not there yet. But I can still move around and do some things. It’s getting close, it’s getting better.” Posluszny and Ellison only did individual position drills and they each got a handful of reps in 7-on-7. Neither participated in 11-on-11 team work. Still, it was a step forward for both of them. “It felt good just to be out there running around with the guys,” Posluszny said. “It felt good just to see some routes develop, react a little bit, see the world through a facemask again. It felt good to be back out there.” For Ellison, it’s the first time he’s taken the field since practicing sparingly in the spring workouts. Still no word on whether either veteran linebacker will be well enough to go in Friday night’s preseason opener in Washington. “I’m not sure,” Posluszny said. “They haven’t told me. I’ve got a long way to go. I’ve got to get some contact, I’ve got to hit and tackle. So if I continue to progress well, that might be a possibility, but they haven’t told me one way or the other.” Also returning to practice off minor injuries were RB Chad Simpson and WR David Nelson. Three players nicked Although four players rejoined the fray on the practice field Monday morning, three others left practice early with injuries. The first was FB Corey McIntyre, who got rolled up on a running play and hopped on one foot to the sideline. After being tended to by athletic trainers for several minutes he limped to the locker room favoring his left leg. A short time later, WR Felton Huggins made a diving catch in 7-on-7, but landed awkwardly on his left shoulder. He too headed to the locker room before practice was over after being examined by the athletic training staff. At about the same time OL Andre Ramseyretired to the locker room as well. His malady was not as obvious during team play as the other two, but he walked to the locker room under his own power. Highlights On the defensive side, Antonio Colemanopened up with a pass breakup during run game work on a play fake. Jairus Byrd followed up with a pass defense of his own along the far sideline preventing a completion to Lee Evans. Andra Davis had a tackle for loss in 11-on-11 on a carry by Marshawn Lynch DL Rashaad Duncan had a batted pass to force an incompletion. Ashton Youboty had a pass breakup along the far sideline on a throw that had Naaman Roosevelt targeted. John McCargo had a quarterback pressure during a two-minute drill flushing Brian Brohmout of the pocket and forcing him to throw the ball away. And LB Donovan Woods had a pair of tackles for loss, both of which came on Chad Simpson on receptions from out of the backfield. Offensively, Steve Johnson ran a well-timed comeback route allowing Trent Edwards to hit him for a first down gain. Johnson also had a 30-yard reception to set up a first and goal situation in the two-minute drill. Felton Huggins made a diving grab in 7-on-7 work on a pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick. Chad Jackson also laid out for a pass from Edwards for a 15-yard pickup. Brian Brohm read the blitz well and his his hot receiver, which was Naaman Roosevelt on the play in his two-minute drill series. And Michael Matthews had a big fourth down conversion in the two-minute drill on a nice catch over the middle from Brohm. It should also be noted that both Roosevelt and Donald Jones were busy targets Monday with three receptions each. In and out Eric Wood was participating in practice, but did not see any 11-on-11 work Monday morning. Demetrius Bell did not practice in the morning session. Stepping in for Wood during team drills was Andre Ramsey, and when he left injured he was replaced by Christian Gaddis.
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