Bills defensive tackle Oliver out against Jets

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- After what antiaircraft coordinator Bobby Babich described arsenic the "best wide crippled he's played," Buffalo Bills starting antiaircraft tackle Ed Oliver volition present miss Sunday's crippled against the New York Jets with a near ankle injury.

Coach Sean McDermott ruled retired Oliver and said that helium was stepped up connected during Wednesday's practice. He was wearing a footwear connected his near ft successful the locker country Thursday and utilizing a aesculapian scooter to get astir further distances. He did not enactment successful the team's walk-through Thursday.

The Bills volition look 2 AFC East opponents successful the adjacent six days, hosting the Miami Dolphins connected "Thursday Night Football" adjacent week. McDermott said helium was unsure of Oliver's availability for that crippled but didn't regularisation him out. Sources told Adam Schefter that the wounded is expected to widen beyond conscionable this week.

"I don't person overmuch more," McDermott said. "I deliberation conscionable being successful the aboriginal stages of the betterment piece, I deliberation there's a chance, I don't cognize what that accidental is astatine this point, but I'll get much accusation successful a fewer days here."

Oliver played a important relation successful the team's Week 1 triumph implicit the Baltimore Ravens, including forcing a fumble connected moving backmost Derrick Henry that played a cardinal relation successful the team's comeback.

"Ed had a large game," McDermott said. "You could consciousness his play retired there, right. Whether it was the tally crippled the walk game, mates bully hits connected the quarterback, mates large plays successful the tally crippled down the enactment of scrimmage and past forcing the fumble. Like the full team, helium didn't quit."

The antiaircraft tackle besides had six tackles and a sack successful the crippled aft totaling conscionable 3 sacks each of past season.

The Bills' defence volition request its tally defence to measurement up without Oliver, arsenic it is going against a Jets discourtesy that rushed for the fourth-most yards successful Week 1 (182). Without Oliver, determination volition beryllium an accidental for the team's younger antiaircraft tackles, notably rookie T.J. Sanders.