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YardRat
08-07-2011, 06:53 AM
http://www.kffl.com/gnews.php?id=731206-bills-several-players-miss-saturday-practice

Buffalo Bills (http://www.kffl.com/team/9/nfl/buffalo-bills) CB Aaron Williams (http://www.kffl.com/player/14422/nfl/aaron-williams) (hand) suffered a hand injury Saturday, Aug. 6, and will undergo further tests. WR Donald Jones (http://www.kffl.com/player/22742/nfl/donald-jones) (calf), LB Shawne Merriman (http://www.kffl.com/player/11223/nfl/shawne-merriman) (Achilles'), LB Kelvin Sheppard (http://www.kffl.com/player/24064/nfl/kelvin-sheppard) (undisclosed), CB Justin Rogers (http://www.kffl.com/player/24765/nfl/justin-rogers) (undisclosed), TE Shawn Nelson (http://www.kffl.com/player/20771/nfl/shawn-nelson) (undisclosed) and WR Marcus Easley (http://www.kffl.com/player/22619/nfl/marcus-easley) (undisclosed) all missed practice, too. CB Drayton Florence (http://www.kffl.com/player/5962/nfl/drayton-florence) (cramps) suffered cramps toward the end of practice, while LB Danny Batten (http://www.kffl.com/player/22812/nfl/danny-batten) (undisclosed) was shaken up on a play after a heavy hit.
sdbillsfan2
08-07-2011, 07:31 AM
Which news source is more credible ,?

http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/bills-nfl/article514605.ece
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Updated: August 7, 2011, 12:09 AM
Linebacker Shawne Merriman sat out practice again on Saturday with what coach Chan Gailey said was soreness in his leg but not related to his recent knee and Achilles problems.
Jan Reimers
08-07-2011, 07:48 AM
I saw the same thing. But I think I speak for most of us, who have been holding our collective breath, in saying that any injury associated with Merriman is cause for concern.
YardRat
08-07-2011, 08:10 AM
Just got back from getting the paper, and saw that also. Hopefully they are just being a little bit precautionary and holding him out of pads/contact for a couple of weeks.

If he stays healthy, it's not like he has anything to prove on the practice field, plus it gets younger guys more reps.
Night Train
08-07-2011, 08:29 AM
Gailey said he's holding out any guys with minimal amount of soreness, even if they could go. Can't blame him, since the season doesn't start for another 5 weeks and 4 pre-season games have yet to be played.

I read little if anything into this.
Coach Sal
08-07-2011, 08:29 AM
Spoke with Donald. He had been kicked in the calf and was really sore, so they held him out, but he says he's ok.