Bills' Josh Palmer shakes off wrist scare; Max Hairston has rough day in coverage
One play at Bills practice produced both the scariest moment and the loudest highlight of the day. Receiver Josh Palmer beat rookie cornerback Max Hairston deep on what looked like a sure touchdown in 11-on-11 work, only for Hairston to ha…
One play at Bills practice produced both the scariest moment and the loudest highlight of the day. Receiver Josh Palmer beat rookie cornerback Max Hairston deep on what looked like a sure touchdown in 11-on-11 work, only for Hairston to haul him down from behind for an obvious pass-interference penalty — and Palmer came up holding his wrist.
Matt Parrino (@MattParrino): Josh Palmer beat Max Hairston on a deep play that looked like it might go for a TD in 11-on-11 at Bills practice. Hairston pushed Palmer from behind (blatant DPI) & Palmer came up in pain, holding his wrist. Got looked at by trainers and is back in. Josh Allen goes right back to him and he catches a TD. Dee Alford in coverage. Hairston beat for TD by Mecole Hardman in red zone earlier.
Palmer was examined by trainers after the play, per WKBW's Matt Parrino, but the concern didn't last long. He returned to practice, and when Josh Allen went right back to him, Palmer finished the drive with a touchdown catch over Dee Alford. For a receiver signed this offseason to add a reliable outside presence opposite Khalil Shakir, shaking off the wrist scare and delivering on the very next rep was about as encouraging an outcome as Buffalo could ask for.
The same sequence, though, was another rough entry in Hairston's ledger Monday. The first-round pick out of Kentucky was also beaten by Mecole Hardman for a red-zone score earlier in the session — a reminder that even elite draft pedigree comes with August growing pains against veteran route-runners.