Bills WR Jordan Matthews will undergo thumb surgery and is expected to miss at least a month.

Related players: Zay Jones, Charles Clay

Matthews finally got on the scoreboard with a TD this week, too. Jones looks to be Buffalo's top receiver and it should mean Clay continues to be a force in the passing game at TE.

Jordan Matthews still hasn’t been cleared for full contact in practice, but he’s been working behind the scenes to ensure a smooth transition to regular season football in Week 1.

Matthews is limited in practice due to his non-contact status, but during special teams segments of practice he works on the side. After practice he goes an extra half hour putting in work. It all has him 100 percent confident his injured sternum will be fit for play on Sept. 10th against the Jets.

“I’m doing everything. I’m in shape,” Matthews said. “I’ve been going against the defense. I even had a couple of the DBs stay after practice and we just (worked on) releases. I had guys press me to see how I can get off the line. I feel I’m ready to go in those aspects. When it comes to preseason games like last week, if they haven’t seen me go to the ground yet, why risk it? That’s the biggest thing.”

Matthews said the area of pain, which was pretty much his entire upper torso, has been reduced considerably. The story added his catch radius is the same. HC Sean McDermott added he's cautiously optimistic Matthews will play, according to the story.

Tyrod Taylor went to the locker room with trainers and is in the concussion protocol.

Taylor's head bounced off the turf upon falling hard after being sacked in the BIlls preseason game against Baltimore.

Related players: Jordan Matthews, Zay Jones

Taylor was a 4for4 favorite in 2016 until Sammy Watkins’ injury and he still produced top 8 numbers with Watkins in and out of the lineup. He was a top 10 quarterback on a per game basis in 2015, so he has now produced starter-caliber numbers in two straight seasons. However, with the Bills trading Sammy Watkins, his ceiling is lower now, and if he is in the concussion protocol, his status for Week 1 will now need to be monitored.

Anquan Boldin's stint with the Bills didn't last long. Less than two weeks after signing a one-year deal with the Bills, Boldin is retiring.

The news was first reported on Sunday night by ESPN's Jim Trotter. Shortly after, Boldin released a statement through Trotter.

Related players: Jordan Matthews, Zay Jones, Andre Holmes, Rod Streater, Brandon Tate, Philly Brown

It's a pretty big blow to the Bills who are dealing with a banged up Jordan Matthews as perhaps their top receiver. After that it's Zay Jones, a rookie. Andre Holmes, Rod Streater, Brandon Tate and Philly Brown round out the team's WRs.