Bills LB Kiko Alonso tears ACL
Buffalo Bills linebacker Kiko Alonso, one of the team's rising young players, suffered a knee injury while working out in Oregon.
'We do not have the details at this point, but early indications are that it could be significant,' general manager Doug Whaley said in a statement Tuesday evening.
The Bills said they learned of the injury Tuesday but did not specify when or how it occurred. It's unclear how much time Alonso will miss.
Alonso finished second in newsandtalking.blogspot.com' NFL defensive rookie of the year voting last season. The Oregon Ducks product played every defensive snap last season and ranked third in the NFL with 159 tackles.
Under new defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz, Alonso was expected to shift from middle to weak-side linebacker in Schwartz's 4-3 scheme. The team wanted to 'free up' Alonso to make more plays from the outside of the formation and signed Brandon Spikes this offseason to replace Alonso at middle linebacker.
Alonso already was recovering from hip surgery this offseason. The procedure, to repair a torn labrum, was performed sometime in January, a league source told ESPN's Adam Caplan.
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