Bills

Bills RB James Cook notably only appeared in 30 of the team’s 54 offensive snaps in Week 6’s loss to the Falcons. Buffalo HC Sean McDermott said it was a topic he’s already discussed with OC Joe Brady. 

“Joe and I have already talked about that to some extent today. It’s important to keep in mind going forward,” McDermott said, via Justin Siejak of News4Buffalo.

• McDermott said DT DaQuan Jones is “week-to-week” with a calf injury, WR Josh Palmer is also “week-to-week” with an ankle injury, and LB Matt Milano, WR Curtis Samuel and TE Dalton Kincaid are “day-to-day.” (Joe Buscaglia)
• McDermott says it “has not crossed (his) mind” to take over defensive play calling from DC Bobby Babich. He added he’s confident in the people in the building. (Katherine Fitzgerald)

Jets

Jets QB Justin Fields said he believes he needs to be more aggressive passing the ball.

“I feel like I’ve been a little too conservative in a sense,” Fields said, via PFT. “Probably just be a little bit more aggressive. I’ve always just been big on ball security and not putting the ball in jeopardy, but it comes to a point where you have to find that healthy balance between — maybe fit it in smaller windows and just let it rip.”

Patriots

• Patriots TE Austin Hooper had a $11,593 fine for unnecessary roughness rescinded after an appeal. (Mike Reiss)
• The Patriots hosted four defensive players for workouts on Tuesday, including DB Isaac Gifford, LB Alex Johnson, LB Kana’i Mauga and DB Trey Taylor, per the NFL transactions wire. 

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