At one point it seemed that offensive lineman Brian Winters was a lock for the Buffalo Bills’ final 53-man roster, especially without Jon Feliciano on the field. But ever since Winters signed on the dotted line, his potential for making the final roster has gone in the wrong direction and a late injury in training camp won’t help, either.
In recent days, various reports, including The Athletic‘s team, have suggested that Winters, a former starter with the Jets cut earlier this offseason, could be on the outside looking in when it comes to the Bills’ roster cuts this weekend. Winters didn’t jump into Feliciano’s role, instead, we’ve seen Cody Ford doing that a lot more.
Then as mentioned, Winters being added to Thursday’s injury report also doesn’t bode well for him. Following practice, Winters popped onto the list with a leg contusion. As Saturday’s 4 p.m. roster cut deadline approaches, keep an eye out for Winters. He could go either direction.
In this same regard, we did see some slight improvement for another roster bubble player. Special teamer Taiwan Jones practiced in a limited capacity after missing several days of training camp. He’s nursing a knee injury and is a key player on special teams. Jones’ status came into question a little when the Bills traded for Andre Smith, a linebacker and special teams ace himself, earlier this week.
Here’s the Bills full injury list for Tuesday’s practice, including carryovers from Wednesday’s injury report which have remained the same:
PUP LIST
- TE Tommy Sweeney (foot)
OUT FOR EXTENDED PERIOD
- OL Jon Feliciano (chest)