Bills rookie TE Nelson missed practice with strained shoulder

After hurting shoulder in the first quarter of Buffalo’s win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last week, the Buffalo Bills rookie tight end Shawn Nelson skipped the team’s practice Friday, making his status for Sunday’s game questionable.




So the Bills will be preparing for playing against the New Orleans Saints with only two tight ends: Derek Fine and Jonathan Stupar. The injured also includes reserve defensive lineman John McCargo, who has missed Friday’s practice because of a calf injury, and receiver Josh Reed and cornerback Terrence McGee, who are both questionable because of ankle injuries.

Those who are likely bu have not been confirmed to play against the Saints include starting center Geoff Hangartner, cornerback Leodis McKelvin and receiver Roscoe Parrish. They are not confirmed to play because of injuries.

Bengals began to stock TEs

The Bengals starting tight end Reggie Kelly tore his tendon and had to be out for the whole season, backup Ben Utecht was also sidelined with a concussion. The team was definitely in lack of tight ends.

So they started making a move to stock tight ends by signing free-agent tight end Kolo Kapanui and veteran J.P. Foschi.

Kapanui was accused together with receiver Biren Ealy of exposing themselves to two women in the parking lot of the apartment complex they were living in. That arrest caused them to be released by the New Orleans Saints in May.


Foschi played 11 games with the Raiders in 2005 and 2006 and spent last year with the Chiefs. He was back with the Raiders this year but waived by the Oakland on Saturday.