Inside The Bills

Jones close to full return from shoulder surgery

Bills WR Zay Jones had shoulder surgery in January to repair a torn labrum. He reported to One Bills Drive for the start of the team’s voluntary offseason conditioning program. Head coach Sean McDermott provided an update on his rehabilitation.

“Not quite 100%, but he’s working like some of the other players,” McDermott said. “We do have some guys that are still working, rehabbing, Zay being one of them.”

As for Jones’ off the field incident involving police, McDermott said the team is “satisfied” with where things now stand after speaking with Jones directly.

“The biggest thing right now is where we go moving forward and how we handle our business moving forward,” said McDermott. “Listen, people go through situations and, like I said before, I was disappointed. The biggest thing is that we were able to talk about it and come to a point where we all agree we need to move forward. I’m excited about the future for Zay.”

Phase 2 of offseason conditioning begins today

Bills players have been on site for the last few weeks doing weight training and conditioning work on the field without coaches, and classroom work with coaches. But today (Monday) begins phase two of the offseason program.

Under CBA rules, over the next three weeks of the program players can participate in on-field workouts that may include individual player instruction and drills as well as team practice conducted on a “separates” basis. No live contact or team offense vs. team defense drills are permitted.

Buffalo’s OTA practices begin in two weeks on Monday May 23rd.

Rex outlines Bills offseason surgeries

Here’s a rundown of the Bills player list for offseason surgeries per head coach Rex Ryan.

Ronald Darby – hernia – cleared to participate
Marcell Dareus – foot – cleared to participate
Marcus Easley – knee
Stephon Gilmore – shoulder
Jerry Hughes – wrist
Kyle Williams – knee
Robert Woods – groin – cleared to participate
Jarius Wynn – knee – cleared to participate