Had Manuel not been ready, the Bills would've been forced to start undrafted rookie Jeff Tuel, the only other quarterback on their active roster. Buffalo was placed in this position after veteran free-agent addition Kevin Kolb sustained a season-ending concussion.
The Bills scrambled to add quarterbacks by signing free-agent veteran Matt Leinart and acquiring Thaddeus Lewis in a trade with Detroit. Leinart was cut on Friday,Cheap Baseball Jerseys Nike, a day after he struggled in a preseason loss to the Lions. Lewis was also cut, but has since been signed to Buffalo's practice squad.
