Still being a ways away from transparent, Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott did indicate some good news in regard to the health of some of the team’s very important pieces on defense that were injured against the Jets in their season-opening win.
Both of the Bills’ starting linebackers, Tremaine Edmunds (shoulder) and Matt Milano (hamstring) were injured in the game. But it turns out they might not miss playing time after all. According to McDermott via video conference on Monday, all linebacker injuries sustained in Week 1 one are “pretty much” not long-term.
“They don’t appear to be long-term injuries at this point, based on what we know. So we’ll put them in the day-to-day category and we’ll continue to update you guys as we get information,” McDermott said.
Milano exited the game just prior to halftime while McDermott said that Edmunds was hurt when he attempted to tackle Jets wide receiver Jamison Crowder on his 69-yard touchdown in the second half. Worst case scenario, Edmunds could have suffered a dislocation or bone break. McDermott’s comments lead one to believe that this was not the case, though.
But Milano has had a history of hamstring injuries, so his situation might be the one to closely monitor this week.
Along with the two starters, two backups were injured as well against the Jets. Del’Shawn Phillips and Tyrel Dodson, who recorded his first-career sack in the win, also both left the game. However, McDermott grouped those four all together with his “pretty much” comment.
The Bills’ next official injury report will not come until Wednesday when the club turns their attention to their Week 2 opponent, the Miami Dolphins (0-1).
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