Posted by Chris Brown on January 21, 2015 – 1:34 pm

Back during the pre-draft process of 2013, Bills quarterbacks coach David Lee was coaching quarterbacks in New York for the Jets under Rex Ryan. And when the Jets had EJ Manuel in for a pre-draft visit Lee put the Florida State product through the paces.

As Lee explained in an interview down in Mobile at the Senior Bowl with Buffalobills.com, he wanted to get a feel for Manuel’s ability to absorb information and retain it. He passed Lee’s test with flying colors.

“We flew him in before the draft and I gave him a test,” Lee said. “I gave him a pamphlet to study and told him I was going to test him the next morning. It was long and detailed and he aced it. He didn’t miss anything. No other quarterback that came in did that, but he did.”

Lee believes there’s upside with Manuel because of his work ethic and intelligence.

“We’ve just got to cut him loose and let him go play,” Lee said.

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