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Bills Receiver Depth Thinned to 3 in Preparing to Play Broncos After Shavers Tears Knee Ligament
Tyrell Shavers tore his ACL during a special teams play and finished the wild-card game; Bills now have only three active receivers for their AFC Divisional Round matchup.
- On Tuesday, Head coach Sean McDermott announced Buffalo Bills wide receiver Tyrell Shavers has a torn ACL and is out for the season.
- Shavers tore the ligament on a special-teams punt return in the second quarter, then returned to play 21 offensive snaps and finished with a 14-yard catch Sunday.
- The Bills' active receiving corps consists of Brandin Cooks, Khalil Shakir and Keon Coleman, while practice-squad options include Mecole Hardman Jr., Stephen Gosnell and Kristian Wilkerson.
- Buffalo travels to Denver on Saturday for the AFC Divisional Round, opening Curtis Samuel's practice window while Gabe Davis was placed on injured reserve.
- Sean McDermott urged a 'next man up' approach amid heavy injuries, praising Tyrell Shavers, Buffalo Bills wide receiver, saying `He embodies what we're all about`.
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Bills receiver depth thinned to 3 in preparing to play Broncos after Shavers tears knee ligament
The Buffalo Bills are down a second receiver in two days after coach Sean McDermott revealed Tyrell Shavers is out after tearing a knee ligament.
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