Injuries beginning to pile up for Bills as Week 1 nears - ESPN

BUFFALO, N.Y. — As the 2024 NFL season gets closer, the injuries for the Buffalo Bills continue to pile up.

Backup quarterback Mitch Trubisky (knee), wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling (neck) and tight end Quintin Morris (shoulder), who is undergoing further evaluation, will all be out multiple weeks, coach Sean McDermott said Monday. Wide receiver Curtis Samuel (turf toe), safety Damar Hamlin (hamstring) and linebacker Baylon Spector (calf) are all week-to-week.

The injuries — some suffered during the team's second preseason game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday night, some before — are the latest in what has been a tough spring and summer for the Bills.

A number of players are missing significant time because of injuries, and starting linebacker Matt Milano tore a biceps in practice last week. Many of the injured players are new additions to the team this offseason. The Bills have a busy start to the season, traveling to the Miami Dolphins in Week 2 to play on «Thursday Night Football.»

At quarterback specifically, the Bills signed Ben DiNucci last week to be the third quarterback following Shane Buechele's neck injury in the first preseason game. DiNucci played over a half against the Steelers. In the wake of Trubisky's injury, the team also signed quarterback Anthony Brown, a source told ESPN, confirming a report by NFL Network. The former Oregon quarterback appeared in two regular-season games with the Baltimore Ravens in 2022 and was most recently with the Las Vegas Raiders. DiNucci and Brown join Josh Allen as the healthy quarterbacks on the roster.

"[Conversations about what to do at quarterback] haven't concluded though, really, so we're working on it," McDermott said. «I know [general manager