Wide receiver Sammy Watkins took part in a Bills practice for the first time in a couple of months on Wednesday, starting the process of returning to action after a spell on injured reserve due to a foot injury.
Watkins got in about 20 snaps during the session and said “probably not” when asked if he could play in a game on Thanksgiving, but that he thinks he will feel back to normal moving around the field in the next two or three days. The Bills play the Jaguars on Sunday in a game they need to fuel any playoff hopes and they are down a receiver in Robert Woods, but Watkins said that he won’t be playing unless everyone’s sure he’s healthy enough to get through the game.
“There’s always pressure on us athletes, but not to go out on the field and not feel good,” Watkins said, via the Buffalo News. “I’m not going to do that. But if I feel good, of course, I’m going to go out there and play and I’m going to do my best. But it’s really about being healthy. If I’m healthy enough to play and they think I’m healthy, then I’m going to go out there. I’m not going to go out there unhealthy.”
Bills coach Rex Ryan said he hopes to have Watkins in the lineup and it seems the next couple of days will determine whether that’s a possibility.
