Bills place QB Yates on IR, cut Coleman, sign 2 players

Buffalo Bills quarterback T.J. Yates has been placed on IR. (Bill Wippert/AP)

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills have placed third-string quarterback T.J. Yates on the injured reserve list in making a series of moves before their season opener against the New York Jets on Sunday.

Yates sustained a concussion in a 13-9 loss at Baltimore on Aug. 26, and also lost the backup job to rookie Nathan Peterman. He became expendable after Buffalo signed Joe Webb on Monday.

Buffalo also cut defensive tackle Deandre Coleman on Tuesday.

The moves freed up space for Buffalo to sign safety Colt Anderson, who was released a day earlier, and defensive tackle Cedric Thornton.

Thornton spent last season appearing in 13 games for the Dallas Cowboys. He played his first four years in Philadelphia, where he had four sacks in 45 starts in 61 games.

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