Bills place CB McGee on IR; re-sign QB Hamdan

By JOHN WAWROW
AP Sports Writer

BUFFALO, N.Y.(AP) — Bills cornerback Terrence McGee is done for
the season, and it’s suddenly unclear who’ll start at
quarterback this weekend after injuries forced Buffalo to
re-sign former third-stringer Gibran Hamdan.

McGee was placed on injured reserve Tuesday, a day before he’s
scheduled to have surgery to repair his right rotator cuff. The
starter becomes the 16th Bills player placed on the
season-ending list after he was hurt in a 17-10 loss to New
England.

The move was expected after a person familiar with the injury
told The Associated Press that McGee is scheduled to have
surgery this week. The person spoke on the condition of
anonymity because the team has not announced the surgery.

McGee was hurt early in the third quarter when he attempted to
break up a pass to Randy Moss. Leading with his right shoulder,
McGee hit a leaping Moss in the hip as the receiver hung on for
a 16-yard catch.

And that’s not the end of the team’s injury woes as the Bills
(5-9) prepare to play at Atlanta (7-7) this weekend.

Hamdan, who was released by Buffalo in November, was re-signed
after starter Ryan Fitzpatrick and backup Trent Edwards both
hurt their ankles last weekend. That leaves Buffalo with four
quarterbacks on its roster, including untested second-year
player Brian Brohm.

Interim coach Perry Fewell on Monday wouldn’t commit to the
possibility of starting Brohm if Fitzpatrick and Edwards can’t
play.

Hamdan’s addition provides the Bills another option. He’s a
fifth-year NFL player who has spent the past three years with
Buffalo and is familiar with the team’s offense.

The team was off on Tuesday, and returns to practice Wednesday.

McGee’s season-ending injury caps a difficult season for the
seven-year veteran, though he did sign a four-year contract
extension in September. McGee played the first half of the
season despite a torn ligament in his right knee, which he had
surgically repaired during the team’s bye week in early
November.

He returned to the lineup after missing three games.