Four more Bills players left field with injuries during Sunday game

The Buffalo Bills won the home opener over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers by 33-20 on Sunday, but with the cost of four more injured players including right tackle Brad Butler, tight end Derek Schouman, starting cornerback Leodis McKelvin and rookie tight end Shawn Nelson.

So it was really not an easy victory. Butler hurt his right knee late in the first half when Buccaneers defensive lineman Stylez White rolled into back of his legs. He was cart off in his intact bills jersey the field and did not return. Third-year tackle Jonathan Scott then took over in Butler’s place. And Schouman and Nelson’s leaving made Derek Fine being the Bills only one tight end on the field. McKelvin was seen limping off the field after Carnell Williams scored on an 8-yard touchdown pass to cut Buffalo’s lead to 20-14 with 27 seconds left in the first half. But fortunately, the Bills finally made it to win.

According to the Bills Coach Dick Jauron, the status of the four injured players needed to be evaluated after having further tests. So it is still uncertain whether any one of the four would be able to play the Bills home game against the New Orleans Saints next weekend.

Arthroscopic surgery will keep Bucs WR Bryant out of training camp

According to Associated Press, Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver Antonio Bryant will undergo arthroscopic surgery on the torn meniscus in his left knee. Bryant will not be able to play in for the remainder of training camp, but he will be ready to play in the regular-season opener against Dallas on Sept. 13.

"We're going to go ahead and work on that knee ... clean that thing out, get him ready for the season," coach Raheem Morris said after practice Monday.

Morris said Bryant hurt his knee on the night when he posted the second-best receiving performance in Bucs history with nine catches for 200 yards and two touchdowns in a loss at Carolina last December. Since then, Bryant occasionally has had problems with the knee and that was the reason why he missed three days of practice before working out with the team on Friday and Saturday. The knee swelled up again when he was back on the sideline Monday.