The Bills will be without 31-year old DE Chris Kelsay indefinitely due to a strained calf muscle.  Kelsay has played in all four of the Bills games so far this year and he has 7 tackles and 1 pass defensed.  Look for 23-year old Danny Batten to take over Kelsay’s old starting job until he’s ready to return to action.  Batten has played in all four games for the Bills so far this year and he has 7 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss and 1 fumble recovery.

The Bills have released 32-year old TE David Martin.  Martin played in 3 games for the Bills this year but he didn’t catch any passes.  Martin played in 19 games in two years with the Bills and he caught 7 passes for 43 yards (6.1 avg) with 1 TD grab.  This isn’t much of a loss for the Bills as Martin wasn’t adding much to the offense.

The Bills will be without rookie CB Aaron Williams for a while due to an injury in his chest around the collarbone area.  Williams has played in all 3 of the Bills’ games so far this year and he has 11 tackles.  The Bills are giving up 271.7 yards passing per game so far, so they can’t afford to lose any DBs.  The Bills hope that Williams recovers sooner than expected because they are going to need him.

The Buffalo Bills have lost starting guard Kraig Urbik for the next 2-4 weeks due to a sprained MCL.  He started the first two games for the Bills this year.  26-year old Chad Rinehart will replace him in the starting lineup and he played pretty well against the Raiders last week after Urbik was injured.  Rinehart has played in 10 games (7 starts) in his first four years in the NFL.  The Bills have confidence that Rinehart will do a decent job while Urbik is out of action.

The Bills have re-signed 27-year old cornerback Reggie Corner and they have placed 22-year old rookie LB Robert Eddins on I.R. (foot).  Corner played in all 16 games for the Bills last year and he had 25 tackles, 1 sack and 5 passes defensed.  He has played in 44 games in his first three years with the Bills and he has 114 tackles, 3 tackles for a loss, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery, 18 passes defensed and 1 interception.  The Bills needed help in the secondary due to Terrence McGee’s injury, so they were lucky that Corner was still available.  Robert Eddins worked his butt off to make the Bills’ opening day roster as a undrafted rookie out of Ball State, so this is quite some bad luck for him.  He played in the season opener against the Chiefs but he didn’t have any tackles.

The Buffalo Bills have placed 23-year old WR Marcus Easley on the Injured Reserve List due to an undisclosed illness.  This is the second season in a row that Easley’s season ended before it began.  This is a tough break for the kid, as he’s starting to get a bad reputation due to his injuries.  The Bills could have used him this year, so it’s a blow to Easley.

The Buffalo Bills will be without 30-year old cornerback Terrence McGee for the next few weeks due to a hamstring injury.  Terrence McGee played in the season opener against the Chiefs but he didn’t have any tackles.  McGee has played in 110 games in his first 9 years with the Bills and he has 484 tackles, 17 interceptions (1 TD return), 94 passes defensed, 3 sacks, 3 forced fumbles, 3 fumble recoveries and 14 tackles for a loss.  The Bills hope that McGee returns to action soon, as they need him.

The Buffalo Bills have claimed 24-year old OT Sam Young off waivers from the Cowboys.  Young played in 2 games (0 starts) as a rookie last year for the Cowboys.  He played in all 4 preseason games (0 starts) for the Cowboys this year.  The Bills are leaving no rock unturned in looking for offensive line help.

The Bills will be without 23-year old OLB Arthur Moats for the first few weeks of the 2011 season due to a calf injury.  He played in 15 games as a rookie for the Bills last year and he had 33 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 1 forced fumble and 1 pass defensed.  This is a bad break for the Bills as Moats looked pretty solid as a rookie last year.  He is a Chan Gailey favorite.

The Bills have claimed 23-year old rookie TE Lee Smith off waivers from the Patriots.  Smith played in all 4 preseason games (1 start) for the Patriots and he caught 1 pass for 2 yards.  Smith’s game is blocking in the running game and the Bills could use all the help at the end of the O-Line that they can get.  This was a solid move for the Bills.