Orchard Park, NY (My Sportsbook) - The Buffalo Bills lost cornerback Leodis McKelvin for the remainder of the season but regained running back Marshawn Lynch, who will return from a three-game suspension on Sunday. McKelvin was placed on injured reserve after suffering a cracked bone in his right fibula during last Sunday's game against New Orleans. The former first-round pick had started in all three games this season and had 11 tackles and one pass defensed. The Bills selected McKelvin with their first-round pick in 2008, and he has become a premier return man in the league, averaging 28.2 yards last season and 24.2 yards this season on kick returns. Lynch was officially put on the 53-man roster to replace McKelvin and is primed to make his return Sunday against Miami. The California product was arrested in the offseason on weapons charges and pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of carrying a gun in his vehicle; he was subsequently sentenced to three years' probation along with 80 hours of community service. He also had another incident last May involving a hit-and-run case where Lynch's vehicle struck a woman in downtown Buffalo. Last season, Lynch ran for 1,036 yards and eight touchdowns and was named to the Pro Bowl as an injury replacement.
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