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No, Rex Ryan won’t declare EJ Manuel out of the quarterback competition, but the team’s actions speak loud enough.
The 2013 first-round pick is starting to look like the odd man out in the Buffalo Bills quarterback derby.
Again, Matt Cassel and Tyrod Taylor alternated with the No. 1 offense during Sunday’s practice. Manuel, meanwhile, exclusively worked with the third team — and will play with that unit this coming week against the Cleveland Browns.
Couple this with Ryan’s comments Friday night that Manuel already started with the Bills’ first team in the intrasquad scrimmage, and it appears it’ll be difficult for Manuel to realistically compete for the job with reps in training camp running out.