"New Bills linebacker Shawne Merriman had to leave practice today about 15 minutes into the workout after sustaining an injury to his lower right leg.

Merriman was participating in a routine position drill with the linebackers, packpeddaling and pivoting to the left when he took a hop and walked toward the sideline. Merriman walked over to confer with a trainer, and then walked to midfield and talked with Bills head trainer Bud Carpenter. Merriman walked off the field with a slight limp and went into the trainers' office. It was not clear if Merriman had tweaked his Achilles tendon or his calf."