Cordy Glenn Injury: Update, Analysis & Reaction

Cordy Glenn Injury: Glenn is officially listed as OUT for the Buffalo Bills’ Week 2 Thursday night matchup with the New York Jets. Who will help ease the pain of this injury?

Buffalo Bills‘ left tackle Cordy Glenn has had a re-occurring ankle injury ever since training camp. The problem remained after he injured it in the Bills’ season opener vs. the Ravens and will now have to sit out for an undisclosed period of time.

On Saturday August 6th, on the Bills’ 7th day of training camp, Cordy Glenn exited practice early due to an ankle injury. After the team was given the day off the following day, they returned to practice on Monday and that’s when we saw Glenn wearing a walking boot.

Rex Ryan would later address the media, but without a timetable on his return. Not too long after, we received the news that Glenn would likely sit out the entire preseason to ensure he is 100% for Week 1 — despite there being no structural damage reported.

Cordy Glenn was an unrestricted free agent this past offseason after spending his first four seasons with the Bills, who drafted him in the 2nd round of the 2012 NFL Draft with the 41st pick overall. Ironically, that is the same pick the Bills’ used 4 years later to grab LB Reggie Ragland — who will not see any action his rookie year with a torn ACL.

Although an unrestricted free agent, the Bills weren’t ready to part ways with the left tackle knowing he was one of the best in the game at his position. To prove they were “all-in” with Glenn, they signed a 5-year, $60 million contract extension with the team.

As preseason came to a close, Cordy Glenn’s recovery continued to go well. He seemed intent on being ready for Week 1, knowing he hadn’t missed a regular season game since his rookie year in 2012. Looking at the depth we have at the offensive line, we need our players to stay in tip-top shape.

Well, Week 1 came around and sure enough we all saw Cordy Glenn out there protecting Tyrod Taylor — although the line wasn’t doing a very good job of it. However, after playing most of the game, we all saw Cordy Glenn exit the field as the trainers started to check him out.

After the game, Rex Ryan confirmed that it was the same ankle that he injured in the loss to the Ravens, but again couldn’t give us a timetable on when to expect him back. After that news broke, we were all prepared to watch a Bills’ game on Thursday night without him in at left tackle.

Not having Glenn is going to prove to be a real setback for this offensive line, but will open the door for Cyrus Kouandjio — who still has to prove his worth to this team. The Bills drafted him in the second round of the 2014 draft with expectations of him becoming a valuable piece to the offensive line. However, he has struggled to find his groove in the NFL and has had problems with consistency and balance.

When Kouandjio joined this team in 2014, he was battling for a starting position between Seantrel Henderson — who was drafted by the team the same year as Cyrus, but in the seventh round. In the end, Henderson would win the starting spot and Kouandjio would move to a depth player. Last season, he found himself further down the depth chart — behind both Seantrel Henerson and Jordan Mills.

With Henderson suspended for the first four games of this season, this offensive line can’t catch a break.

Which brings us to Thursday, a game that will give Cyrus Kouandjio every opportunity needed to make a statement and prove to the rest of the league why the Bills chose him in the second round two years ago — just one round after selecting Sammy Watkins and one round before selecting Preston Brown.

Losing Cordy Glenn hurts this team, but this is a league that is driven by one statement: “Next man up.” Kouandjio will need to take advantage of the time he has while Glenn is sidelined. The Bills will certainly need all the help they can get on that offensive front.

The game is set to start at 8:25 PM as the Buffalo Bills play their first game at New Era Field — although it’s just a name change.

With their loss on Sunday, the Bills’ chances of a perfect season are completely wiped out. However, we can still go undefeated at home — something that would surely bring a lot of faith to this team.

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