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Bills HC: Damar Hamlin, Curtis Samuel Week-to-Week with Hamstring, Toe Injuries | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats & Rumors

ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 10: Damar Hamlin #3 of the Buffalo Bills after a preseason game against the Chicago Bears at Highmark Stadium on August 10, 2024 in Orchard Park, New York. The Bears won 33-6. (Photo by Rich Barnes/Getty Images)

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As they enter the final week of pre-season training, the Buffalo Bills have several players out with injuries.

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Bills head coach Sean McDermott has announced that safety Damar Hamlin (hamstring) and wide receiver Curtis Samuel (turf toe) will be considered week-to-week amid the team’s other injuries:

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Bills players have now been out for several weeks, according to HC Sean McDermott:
🏈QB Mitch Trubisky (knee)
🏈WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling (neck)
🏈TE Quintin Morris (shoulder)
Players rated week by week:
🏈S Damar Hamlin (hamstring)
🏈Curtis Samuel (peat toe)

Neither Samuel nor Hamlin played in Buffalo’s preseason game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday. The Bills won 9-3 to improve their preseason record to 1-1 going into this Saturday’s finale against the Carolina Panthers.

An eight-year veteran who began his career with the Panthers, Samuel is in his first year with the Bills after spending the last three seasons with the Washington Commanders. He signed a three-year deal with Buffalo in March and is expected to be a key part of the offense following the departure of star receiver Stefon Diggs, who was traded to the Houston Texans this offseason.

Unfortunately, the preseason has not been kind to the Bills. In addition to injuries to Hamlin and Samuel, veteran receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling has been out past suffered a neck injury against the Steelers and was pulled from the game. Former Pro Bowl linebacker Matt Milano is out indefinitely after tearing a biceps in practice last week. Buffalo also released veteran receiver Chase Claypool from the injured list in a settlement agreement.

The Bills are hoping to finally break through and reach the Super Bowl this season after years of consistent contention. The team will need to get healthy if it hopes to keep pace in the competitive AFC in 2024.

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