Parrish dresses, but probably won't play for Bills
October, 25, 2009
Oct 25
4:04
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Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham
Here's an interesting twist.
Unlike last week, the Buffalo Bills will let return man Roscoe Parrish dress for Sunday's game against the Carolina Panthers in Bank of America Stadium.
But Parrish has been designated as the emergency quarterback.
That means Parrish, the NFL's top punt returner the past two years, won't be able to enter the game as a receiver or return man until the fourth quarter, or else starting quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick and backup Gibran Hamdan will be disqualified from returning to the game.
The Bills have scratched usual starting quarterback Trent Edwards because of a concussion suffered last week against the New York Jets.
Here are the inactives for both teams:
Buffalo Bills
Here's an interesting twist.
Unlike last week, the Buffalo Bills will let return man Roscoe Parrish dress for Sunday's game against the Carolina Panthers in Bank of America Stadium.
But Parrish has been designated as the emergency quarterback.
That means Parrish, the NFL's top punt returner the past two years, won't be able to enter the game as a receiver or return man until the fourth quarter, or else starting quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick and backup Gibran Hamdan will be disqualified from returning to the game.
The Bills have scratched usual starting quarterback Trent Edwards because of a concussion suffered last week against the New York Jets.
Here are the inactives for both teams:
Buffalo Bills
- Quarterback Trent Edwards
- Running back Xavier Omon
- Receiver Roscoe Parrish (third quarterback)
- Tight end Shawn Nelson
- Tackle Jonathan Scott
- Defensive end Chris Ellis
- Safety Donte Whitner
- Safety Bryan Scott
- Quarterback A.J. Feeley
- Running back Tyrell Sutton
- Fullback Brad Hoover
- Guard Duke Robinson
- Tackle Garry Williams
- Defensive tackle Nick Hayden
- Linebacker Thomas Davis
- Defensive back Keith Lewis
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Tim Graham
Graham joined ESPN.com in 2008 after covering the Miami Dolphins for the Palm Beach Post. He previously spent eight years at the Buffalo News, where he was an award-winning NHL and boxing writer. The Baldwin-Wallace College grad also has worked for the Las Vegas Sun and Boston Herald.