LeSean McCoy will not be placed on commissioner's exempt list

NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy told the Washington Post that the running back's status "has not changed" as police continue to investigate an alleged home invasion at McCoy's Milton, Ga., house, which happened in July.

Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy will not be placed on the commissioner's exempt list and is eligible to play in Sunday's opener at the Baltimore Ravens, the NFL said Monday.

NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy told the Washington Post that the running back's status "has not changed" as police continue to investigate an alleged home invasion at McCoy's Milton, Ga., house, which happened in July.

McCoy's ex-girlfriend, Delicia Cordon, was living in the home at the time and told police a man broke inter the home with no signs of forced entry, hit her multiple times in the head with a gun and asked for jewelry that McCoy had gifted her but had later requested back.

Cordon has said she believes McCoy was somehow involved in the incident, and she filed a personal injury lawsuit against McCoy and former University of Pittsburgh teammate Tamarcus Porter seeking damages around $150,000. It claims McCoy should be held financially liable for Cordon's injuries because he had changed the security codes to the home and refused to provide the information to her, saying he "breached his duty to use ordinary care" to protect Cordon.

McCoy has denied allegations made by Cordon and has participated fully with the Bills throughout the fall, saying the team is backing him "110 percent."

The Bills selected McCoy as one of the team captains on Monday.

A nine-year NFL veteran, McCoy will be playing in his fourth season in Buffalo. The 30-year-old rushed for 1,138 yards and gained another 448 receiving yards in 2017 while scoring eight total touchdowns.

Meanwhile, the Bills are bringing in former Denver Broncos quarterback Paxton Lynch for a visit Tuesday, according to an NFL Network report.

Lynch, the 26th overall pick in the 2016 draft, is free to sign with any team after going unclaimed on waivers.

The Bills have two quarterbacks on the roster -- starter Nathan Peterman and rookie first-rounder Josh Allen -- and head coach Sean McDermott told reporters that tight end Logan Thomas, a converted quarterback, is currently the emergency signal-caller. Free agent signee AJ McCarron was traded to the Oakland Raiders before final cuts.

McDermott also said Monday that Ryan Groy will be the team's starting center after winning a battle over free agent acquisition Russell Bodine.

Groy, who turns 28 later this month, started seven games in relief of Eric Wood during 2016 and has played in all 32 games over the past two seasons.

Bodine, 26, signed a two-year, $5 million deal with the Bills in March after starting all 64 possible games during his first four seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals.

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