D.J. Moore's Shoulder Barks Again as Bills Drop Heartbreaker to Patriots

D.J. Moore's shoulder is barking again, adding literal injury to the insult of the Buffalo Bills dropping a 29-26 game to the New England Patriots.

According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the star wide receiver aggravated his existing shoulder issue during Sunday's divisional loss. The silver lining is that a source claims the setback is not considered a "long term issue as of right now."

"It is not considered 'a long term issue as of right now.' - Adam Schefter's source"

"As of right now" is doing an incredible amount of heavy lifting in that sentence. It is the medical equivalent of telling your friends you are five minutes away when you haven't even put your shoes on yet.

For the Bills, dropping a tight 29-26 game to New England is already a miserable way to spend a Sunday. Having your top receiver leave the stadium with a freshly irritated joint just makes the Monday film session infinitely worse.

Fantasy managers and prop bettors are now stuck in the worst kind of football purgatory. A lingering shoulder injury for a wide receiver guarantees a full week of questionable tags, limited practice reports, and the terrifying possibility of him suiting up just to run cardio as a decoy.

Buffalo desperately needs Moore at full capacity to keep their passing attack dangerous. Until we actually see him taking contact in practice later this week, expect the panic meter in western New York to stay uncomfortably high.