Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor won’t play against Jaguars because of knee injury

Buffalo Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor will not play in Sunday’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium in London.

Bills Coach Rex Ryan said Taylor has not recovered from his left knee injury and did not practice Thursday.

“He still has some soreness in that knee. That means basically when you touch it and it’s still sore, that it hasn’t healed all the way,” Ryan said. “We’re not going force this young man out there, put him out there, when he’s really not 100%.”

With Taylor out, EJ Manuel will again start for the Bills (3-3). The backup quarterback is 6-9 as a starter, including a 34-21 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals last week.

Bryant not likely to play

Dez Bryant eventually made his way to the Dallas Cowboys’ practice fields Thursday. The star wide receiver showed up about 15 minutes into practice, and worked on the side with the training staff. He threw and caught passes in a relaxed mode in the brief time he was on the field when practice was open to the media.

In the end, he only did rehab stuff, as he did on Wednesday, and did not participate in practice. Bryant’s status for Sunday’s game against the New York Giants remains unknown, but signs are suggesting he will not play

Bryant, 26, has been sidelined since the season opener when he fractured the fifth metatarsal in his right foot. He had surgery, which included a bone graft, on Sept. 14.

Patriots troll Jets

The Patriots’ official Twitter account sent out — and then deleted — a picture of the New York Jets’ infamous “butt fumble” as the AFC East rivals approach Sunday’s game in New England.

With a hashtag for “Throwback Thursday” and the caption, “This seems relevant,” the Patriots sent the picture of Mark Sanchez losing the football after running into the rear end of offensive lineman Brandon Moore in 2012. The tweet was deleted, but a screenshot of it was published by the New York Post.

Etc.

Tennessee Titans rookie quarterback Marcus Mariota, who sprained a ligament in his left knee in the loss to Miami last week, missed practice but chances are “pretty good” he will play Sunday against Atlanta. ... Philadelphia Eagles wide receivers Nelson Agholor and Riley Cooper both sat out of practice for the second consecutive day, putting in doubt their availability for Sunday night’s game against the Carolina Panthers. Agholor has a leg injury, Cooper a knee injury. ... The NFL extended its agreement with Wembley Stadium for another five years, meaning the league will play at least two regular-season games a year there through 2020. The Jaguars will continue to play at Wembley every year throughout the agreement. ...

The Chicago Bears cut Jeremiah Ratliff a day after the defensive lineman was seen having an animated discussion with General Manager Ryan Pace in a parking lot outside of the team’s suburban facility. Ratliff was suspended for the first three games of this season for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy. He started at nose tackle in each of Chicago’s last two games and had seven tackles. ... Wide receiver Brandon Lloyd announced his retirement after playing for six teams over 11 seasons. He finished with 399 receptions for 5,989 yards and 36 touchdowns.