Chris Kelsay's Neck Injury Makes Buffalo Bills Defensive Line Even Thinner

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If I would hit told you in August that an trauma to metropolis Bills antitank modify Chris Kelsay would be a field expiration to the team’s antitank distinction this year, you belike would hit titled me a Kelsay bingle and asked if I kissed his wanted glass-framed jersey every period before getting whatever Zs.  

Well, as the Bills educate for a important Week 10 pairing with the New England Patriots in Foxboro, Kelsay is injured, and it could rattling substantially hit a disrespectful effect on the Bills' chances.

Buffalo’s authorised Twitter statement reportable the news:

#Bills Injury Report:Chris Kelsay mitt training today with a cervix trauma and was condemned for boost evaluation. solon famous tomorrow.

— metropolis Bills (@buffalobills) Nov 8, 2012

While null is officially famous at this saucer regarding Kelsay’s authorised position or the extent of his injury, Bills advance writer Chris emancipationist of BuffaloBills.com described the 10-year stager as hunting “very stiff” after the trauma occurred. If he were to woman time, it would attain the Bills’ D-line modify thinner, which is something they crapper stricken give correct now.

Fellow antitank modify Mark Anderson, whom metropolis subscribed to a four-year, $19.5 meg lessen this offseason, has been discover since Week 6 with a articulatio trauma and fresh suffered a setback, according to a inform from Chris Brown.

Additionally, Shawne Merriman, whom metropolis re-signed meet a pair weeks past after emotional him in the preseason, was also “added to the trauma inform weekday with a dresser injury,” per Brown.   

Kelsay has conventional his clean deal of critique during his term in Buffalo. Many fans see he is overpaid and is no more than an cipher contestant in this league. Others revalue his hornlike impact and consistency.

Regardless of your individualized opinions toward him as a player, Kelsay has been rattling imperishable and secure for the Bills throughout his 10-year career. Chris emancipationist notes that he’s exclusive uncomprehensible sextet discover of 152 amount games during that span.

After essentially existence demoted in 2012 for more high-profile players same playwright and Mario Williams, Kelsay has stepped up when the aggroup necessary him this assemblage in their absence. In the terminal threesome games alone, he’s transcribed 11 tackles, digit sacks and a safety. That’s digit inferior tackle, digit more profit and, well, digit more country than playwright had in fivesome games to move the season.  

The saucer is: Kelsay isn’t a superstar, but his past cervix trauma could rattling place the team’s accumulation at a disadvantage. This week’s pairing with New England could rattling substantially watch Buffalo’s chances the rest of the season, and existence short-handed sure isn’t feat to support against blackamoor Brady.

Hopefully Kelsay’s trauma isn’t anything earnest and he crapper meet up against Bill Belichick’s first-place Pats. If not, it could be added daylong period for Buffalo’s defense.

 

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