PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : AFC : Esiason and Jets Hurting All Over

New York Jet quarterback Boomer Esiason is listed as doubtful for Sunday’s game at Carolina because of a concussion and backup Bubby Brister has a contused right thumb that is swollen. Brister, however, is expected to start.

The Jets will definitely be without defensive end Donald Evans, who will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right ankle and be out at least four weeks. Free safeties Gary Jones and Ron Carpenter, cornerback Otis Smith and defensive end Kurt Barber will also sit out.

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The Buffalo Bills are expected to be without Andre Reed for six to eight weeks after the veteran wide receiver pulled a hamstring against the New York Jets.

Reed, the Bills’ all-time leading receiver, sustained the injury late in the second quarter when he was hit out of bounds after running a reverse in Buffalo’s 29-10 victory.