Orchard Park, N.Y. -- Near the end of the portion of Thursday’s practice open to the media, Buffalo Bills cornerback Levi Wallace went down during a 1-on-1 drill with what looked like an apparent ankle injury.

#Bills Levi Wallace just looked to injure his ankle during 1-on-1 drill. He’s walking it off on the sideline. pic.twitter.com/VnWX3z21or — Matt Parrino (@MattParrino) September 12, 2019

Wallace went down in pain and screamed out as he hobbled to the end zone. Bills cornerback Tre’Davious White watched in horror as he dropped to one knee and put both his hands on his helmet.

The Bills are already thin at outside cornerback with just backup Kevin Johnson on the 53-man roster. Bills general manager Brandon Beane said after the final cuts were made that nickel cornerbacks Taron Johnson and Siran Neal could swing outside in a pinch. Johnson, however, is dealing with a hamstring injury and his status for Sunday’s game versus the New York Giants is already in question.

In a 17-16 win against the New York Jets last week, Wallace made a few huge plays - none bigger than when he recovered after getting beat by Jets wide receiver Robbie Anderson to knock the ball down at the last second to help stop the Jets with about two minutes remaining in the game.

Bills coach Sean McDermott said after practice that Wallace returned to practice after an “ankle tweak” injury during practice. At the end of practice Wallace was seen limping off the field before heading directly to the training room.

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