Easley goes on IR, McGee out (again), New CB signed for PS, Levi gone, Peter King, Fitz & Brady

EASLEY ON IR
Buffalo Bills second-year wide receiver Marcus Easley was placed on season-ending injured reserve today. He has been diagnosed with a heart ailment according to Rodney McKissic of The Buffalo News. It's unclear about the specifics of Easley’s condition or whether it’s career threatening.

Easley left last Friday’s practice early with what was called an "illness" and missed the season opener against Kansas City. He even tweeted saying the condition was minor and he'd be back in a bit. We should find out more about it in the next few days.

MY TAKE: Unfortunate break for Easley, who was most certainly going to play a bigger role as the season went on but there's more to life than football and Easley has to get this taken care of. There's always next year, if he's able to take care of the ailment. I thought the 3rd preseason game was a good indication of the role Easley would eventually play with the Bills.

McGEE OUT (AGAIN)
Terrence McGee hurt his hamstring early in the first quarter against the Chiefs and it looks like he's going to miss some time.

“Not good,” said head coach Chan Gailey when asked for details on McGee’s injury. ”It’s going to be a few weeks.”

MY TAKE: I can't tell you how disappointed I was seeing a visual Bills fans have become all too familiar with - Terrence McGee being helped off the field. I'm at the point where I think it may be time to part ways with McGee and give Aaron Williams more time. But it looks like the Bills are going to give him a few weeks to heal up and get back on the field. I have no faith in McGee staying healthy.

NEWLY SIGNED CB ON THE PS
Bills signed CB Terrence Wheatley to the Practice Squad. He stands in at 5-9 and weighs 185 lbs. Whealey is the Patriots 2nd round pick of the 2008 NFL draft. To make room for Wheatly, Levi Brown was released from Practice Squad.

KING PRAISES THE BILLS
Sports Illustrated's Peter Kings raves about Ryan Fitzpatrick and the Bills here: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/peter_king/09/13/mail/index.html#Bills

FITZ & BRADY?!
Ryan Fitzpatrick’s Week 1 performance was the 3rd four-touchdown game for him since he became the full-time starter in Week 3 of the 2010 season. Only one other quarterback has had as many four-touchdown passing games as Fitz over that span and that is Tom Brady according to the NY Times Fifth Down Blog.

Since the start of last season, Fitzpatrick and Tom Brady are the only quarterbacks with three games with four passing touchdowns or more.