Season over for three Bills players as Chase Claypool, Shane Buechele go on injured reserve

The Buffalo Bills and Chase Claypool experiment has come to an end before it really even started.

The team announced that his season has come to an end along with two others, including backup quarterback Shane Buechele (neck). Buechele was injured in Buffalo’s preseason opener against the Chicago Bears on Saturday, a game the Bills lost 33-6.

In a third and final move, wide receiver Bryan Thompson was waived/injured by the team.

Claypool, 26, turned some heads during spring practices but suffered a toe injury and has not practiced since late July. He never got his footing with the Bills during training camp because of the injury.

Buechele, 26, finished the Saturday contest as the team’s third quarterback. He entered the game after Mitchell Trubisky. Starter Josh Allen only played the first quarter of the loss to Chicago.

In corresponding moves, Buffalo added three players to their roster.

Receivers Damiere Byrd and Deon Cain were just noted as of Tuesday morning. The third of the trio is quarterback Ben DiNucci, whose signing was reported on Monday.

All three signed one-year deals.

Bills Wire will continue to provide roster updates throughout the 2024 season.