AFC East Notes: Bills, Jets, Patriots

Bills

• The Buffalo Bills officially ruled out TE Tyler Kroft (ankle) and LB Corey Thompson (ankle) for Week 5 and list QB Josh Allen (concussion), RB Patrick DiMarco (concussion), WR Robert Foster (groin), CB Taron Johnson (hamstring), S Dean Marlowe (concussion), T Ty Nsekhe (ankle), and RB Devin Singletary (hamstring) as questionable. 

Jets

The Jets have been leaning on RB Le’Veon Bell while QB Sam Darnold is out of the lineup. However, Bell says he has no issues with the large workload. 

“Nope,” Bell said, via NorthJersey.com. “No, I play football. I just sat out a whole year. It’s like I kind of reset. All of the touches I didn’t get last year, you can double it up this year. It’s fine.”

Bell is currently on pace for over 400 touches for the season. 

• Jets HC Adam Gase said that WR Demaryius Thomas (knee/hamstring) has looked good in practice this week: “It’s looking very positive for us…. makes me think when he was eight years younger. So it gives you hope.” (Manish Mehta)
• The New York Jets officially ruled out QB Sam Darnold (illness) and LB Jordan Jenkins (calf) for Week 5 and list WR Josh Bellamy (shoulder), TE Daniel Brown (ankle), WR Demaryius Thomas (hamstring), DT Quinnen Williams (ankle) as questionable. 
• The Jets also have LB C.J. Mosley (groin) and G Kelechi Osemele (shoulder, knee) as doubtful for Sunday’s game. 

Patriots

• Jay Glazer wouldn’t be shocked if the Patriots considered trading for a receiver such as Emmanuel Sanders of the Broncos before the deadline.
• Glazer mentions that the Patriots tried to trade for then-Packers WR Randall Cobb last year but were rebuffed. 
• According to Doug Kyed, Patriots TE Ben Watson‘s exemption expires on Monday. If they don’t activate Watson by Monday, he would be released.
• The New England Patriots officially list RB Rex Burkhead (foot), S Patrick Chung (heel), S Nate Ebner (groin), WR Julian Edelman (chest), and LB Dont’a Hightower (shoulder) as questionable for Week 5.