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An ankle injury preventedNFL JerseysBuffalo Bills starting quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick from practicing Wednesday, opening the possibility for third-stringer Brian Brohm to make his NFL debut this weekend at Atlanta.
Interim Bills coach Perry Fewelljordan shoesdeclined to rule out Fitzpatrick, saying the quarterback was feeling better after he was hurt during a 17-10 loss to the New England Patriots last weekend. Fewell did rule out backup Trent Edwards, who also hurt his ankle last weekend and likely will miss the last two games of the season. After playing the Falcons (7-7) on Sunday, the Bills (5-9) will host the Indianapolis Colts (14-0) to finish the season. Brohm spent a majority of practice working with the first-team offense, ahead of Gibran Hamdan, who re-signed with the Bills onUGG Boots SaleTuesday. Hamdan had spent the previous two-plus seasons with Buffalo before being cut in November after the team signed Brohm off the Green Bay Packers’ practice squad. A 2008 second-round draft pick out of Louisville, Brohm was inactive for all 16 games as a rookie with the Packers. This year, his stock fell further when he was beaten out for the No. 2 spot by Matt Flynn.
That was a big disappointment for a player who put up impressive numbers during a four-year career at Louisville, where heed hardy pursefinished 24-9 and set the Big East Conference record with 9,956 career passing yards. Brohm was excited about the opportunity to play this weekend and make a good first impression on the Bills. “I think this will be the first time that anybody from the Bills sees me out there in live action, so it’s an opportunity to go out there and make a good impression,” Brohm said. “I think I need tocheap uggsseize the opportunity and try to make the most out of it.”
In practice, Brohm showed he had a strong arm but at times was inconsistent. He zipped passes over the middle to Terrell Owens and tight end Shawn Nelson, but he also had a pass flutter as he under-threw Lee Evans on a comeback route. It’s the most practice time Brohm has received with the Bills after spending the previous five weeks running the scout team. Fewell previously expressed concern that he didn’tchina travelwant to rush Brohm into action because of his lack of experience and unfamiliarity with the Bills’ offense. On Wednesday, Fewell said the Bills have scaled back their offensive plan for Brohm.