CBS Sport: Two of Bills key Defenders will miss game against Jaguars due to “Serious” injuries.
As they start practice week ahead of their game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Buffalo Bills are ruling out two players on their starting defense.
Due to forearm and pectoral injuries, respectively, coach Sean McDermott has officially ruled out linebacker Terrel Bernard and cornerback Taron Johnson for Week 3. As they continue to assess each player’s recuperation, the team has not yet placed either on injured reserve.
As Bernard was hurt early in Buffalo’s victory over the Miami Dolphins in Week 2, Baylon Spector will start at middle linebacker. Dorian Williams, a second-year linebacker who will play weak-side linebacker, will start beside him.
“It’s an opportunity for Baylon and Dorian to work together, like they did in the back half of the game, or really, the majority of the game the other night [against Miami],” said Sean McDermott, the team’s coach.
Against the Dolphins, Spector gave the defense a major lift in Bernard’s absence. He finished the game with ten total tackles, which is already a season high for him.
This will be Johnson’s second consecutive game missed after he was hurt during the first half of the season opener for the Bills. Though he was unable to tell if defensive ends Dawuane Smoot and Javon Solomon would be available to play against Jacksonville, McDermott was able to affirm that they will be returning to practice this week.
