Wide receiver Sammy Watkins opened up the practice week the same way he spent last week, but there’s still hope that he spends Sunday on the field this time around.
Watkins missed last Sunday’s loss to the Giants with a calf injury and remained out of practice on Wednesday as the team started preparing for the Titans. Bills coach Rex Ryan said during his press conference that his absence “doesn’t mean that he won’t be available Sunday.”
Watkins said, via Mike Rodak of ESPN.com, that the plan is for him to test his calf on Thursday to see how much he’s able to do and then move on to making a determination about his status for Sunday.
The Bills also practiced without running backs LeSean McCoy and Karlos Williams on Wednesday and Ryan didn’t rule either of them out either. McCoy said last week that he won’t return to action until his hamstring feels 100 percent while Williams is in the concussion protocol. Boobie Dixon would start if neither of them make it into the lineup.