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Alaina Getzenberg
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Buffalo Payments vast receiver Khalil Shakir is “week-to-week” with a excessive proper ankle sprain and was not in attendance at Sunday’s observe, coach Sean McDermott stated.
“[Shakir has] handled [a high ankle injury] earlier than,” McDermott stated. “He is extraordinarily robust. Huge a part of our offense. So, it should take a while. Excessive ankles usually do. So, it is a possibility for, once more, any person else to indicate us what they have, and we’ll see how that goes.”
Shakir, 25, was MVP Josh Allen‘s prime goal final yr, main the Payments in receiving yards (821), catches (76) and targets (100). He acquired a four-year contract extension this offseason.
He suffered the damage throughout Friday evening’s observe, leaving early with athletic trainers. The staff had an off day Saturday earlier than resuming observe at St. John Fisher College on Sunday.
The Payments’ receiving corps has handled a plethora of accidents within the first week of coaching camp. Curtis Samuel and Kaden Prather proceed to be held out of form with hamstring accidents, and Joshua Palmer has been sidelined with a groin damage.
Beginning security Taylor Rapp (knee) was additionally added to the damage report. He missed Sunday’s observe alongside fellow security Cole Bishop (quad), who has not practiced since sitting out of a lot of Tuesday’s session.
Proper sort out Spencer Brown (again) and linebacker Terrel Bernard (hamstring) returned to observe Sunday and took part in particular person drills.
Others lacking time embody offensive linemen Alec Anderson (left knee scope) and Sedrick Van Pran-Granger (calf), fullback Reggie Gilliam (groin), kicker Tyler Bass (pelvic space soreness), linebackers Shaq Thompson (hamstring) and Dorian Williams (calf).
McDermott has adjusted observe because of the variety of accidents.
“What we have tried to do is pull again on some issues within the hopes of getting some numbers again,” McDermott stated. “That hasn’t helped, so we’re shifting ahead. It is time for us to go and we bought to get some work achieved and transfer this staff ahead.
“… We’re right down to a bunch and a half. It is not conducive. So we bought to do what we have to do to maneuver our staff ahead and get them able to carry out.”
The Payments open their preseason slate towards the New York Giants on Saturday.
