Inside The Bills

It’s about game shape for Byrd

Jairus Byrd took a big step closer to being in the lineup for being on the field in some capacity for the season opener, but there’s still one more hurdle to clear.

That hurdle is game shape. After his layoff of two and a half weeks Byrd is still working his way back conditioning-wise. Still Chan Gailey was glad to see Byrd back practicing a second straight session after initially returning to the field over the weekend.

“It was a positive to see him out there,” said Gailey. “He did a little bit more (Monday), he’ll have another day of recovery and be back out there on Wednesday. Whether he’s in playing shape or not we’ll have to determine that as we get closer to the game, but it’s great to have him out there no matter what.”