The Bills will be without TE Derek Schouman for the next 3-6 weeks due to a knee injury.  He just can’t seem to stay on the field for the Bills as he only played in 2 games (both starts) for them last season and he caught 9 passes for 103 yards (11.4 avg).  The Bills hope he makes a speedy recovery because they need all the help they can get on offense.  The Bills will also be without linebacker Reggie Torbor for the next three weeks due to a undisclosed injury.  Torbor had 5 tackles in the Bills’ first two pre-season games.  He played in 16 games (2 starts) for the Dolphins last season and he had 37 tackles, 1 sack, he defensed 4 passes and he had 1 interception.  The Bills hope that Torbor will be ready for the regular season opener against the Dolphins on September 12th.

The Bills will be without 4th round pick Marcus Easley (WR) and 6th round pick Danny Batten (OLB) for the entire 2010 season.  Easley had surgery on his left knee and this is a big blow to the Bills who were hoping that he would help out their depleted WR corps in 2010.  Batten needed shoulder surgery.  His loss won’t be as big as the Bills weren’t expecting much more than special teams work out of Batten in 2010.

The Bills will be without 2nd year safety Jairus Byrd indefinitely due to groin surgery.  He had 1 tackle and 1 pass defensed in the Bills first two pre-season games.  Byrd was the runner up for the NFL’s Defensive Rookie of the Year last year for the Bills.  He played in 14 games (11 starts) for the Bills last year and he had 45 tackles, 11 passes defensed and 9 interceptions (118 return yards.  George Wilson will replace him at free safety with Donte Whitner moving into the starting lineup at strong safety.  Wilson & Whitner are both solid football players so the Bills should be able to get by until Byrd is ready to return to action.

The Buffalo Bills have lost Fred Jackson (broken left hand) for the next 4-6 weeks and Marshawn Lynch for the next 3-4 weeks due to an ankle sprain.  Jackson carried the ball 2 times for 11 yards (5.5 ypc) in the pre-season opener while Lynch caught 1 pass for 12 yards.  The Bills will likely showcase rookie C.J. Spiller the rest of the pre-season.  He carried the ball 4 times for 16 yards (4.0 ypc) in the first game of the pre-season.  Look for Chad Simpson to also have a increased workload due to the injuries to Jackson and Lynch.  The Bills hope that Jackson & Lynch will be ready to go by the regular season opener.

The Buffalo Bills have lost rookie safety Jairus Byrd for the rest of the year due to a undisclosed injury.  Byrd played in 14 games for the Bills this season and he made 45 tackles, defensed 11 passes and he had 9 interceptions which he returned for 118 yards (13.1 avg).  Byrd was a heck of a pick for the Bills last April as they selected him in the 2nd round out of Oregon.  Byrd will be a starter for a long time for the Buffalo Bills and he will be a impact player.