Bills coach Doug Marrone made the shocking announcement Monday during his weekly radio interview with WGR 550 that Thad Lewis has been promoted from the practice squad to start Week 6 vs. Cincinnati. The announcement means quarterback Jeff Tuel, who replaced the injured EJ Manuel (knee) Week 5 at Cleveland, will remain in a backup role.
"I’m a big believer if someone is on your roster and you keep him around and you see us do it with the practice squad bringing guys up, you’ve got to put them out there to see where they are," Marrone said. "The one thing you want to do is know what you have. I’m very comfortable with Jeff developing and with Thad I want to see what we have."