PITTSFORD, N.Y. -- Rex Ryans new-look defense is running out of rookie starters.The Bills two top draft picks are now sidelined with injuries.The team announced Wednesday that linebacker Reggie Ragland will have surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left knee. Ryan said he expects Ragland to miss the entire season.Ragland was Buffalos second-round pick out of Alabama. The Bills are already down their first-round pick, linebacker Shaq Lawson, who is expected to miss at least the first month of the season recovering from shoulder surgery in May.Well, we were excited about those two guys. Obviously, we think theyre rare talents and thats not going to change either based on an injury, Ryan said following practice. Its just unfortunate that weve got to be a little more patient than maybe we wanted to.Ragland was hurt during practice Friday. He was going after a ball carrier on a run play when he pulled up suddenly and went to the ground without being hit.Initial tests were inconclusive because of swelling around the knee. The severity of the injury was revealed after a follow-up test.The Bills thought so highly of Ragland that they considered selecting him with their first pick, 19th overall. They instead chose Lawson, a highly touted pass rusher out Clemson whose stock dropped because of concerns he might need shoulder surgery to repair an injury that nagged him in college.In the second round, the Bills traded up eight spots to select Ragland with the 41st pick.Both were immediately pegged as starters on a defense being overhauled after it underperformed during Ryans first season last year.Ragland spent the entire offseason playing one of two middle linebacker spots, alongside returning starter Preston Brown.Veteran free agent addition Zach Brown will replace Ragland. The Bills also restocked the position by signing veteran free agents Brandon Spikes and David Hawthorne on Sunday.Lawson was supposed to immediately step in to fill the outside position left open after the Bills cut Mario Williams in March. Lawsons backup, veteran Manny Lawson, is also hurt. Hes expected to miss most of the preseason with a partially torn pectoral muscle.Despite the injuries, Ryan is sticking with the offseason vow he made in saying Buffalos defense will be better from last year, when it ranked 20th in yards allowed and managed 21 sacks -- a franchise-low for a 16-game season.Ive said all along our defense will be much improved, and Ill stand by that, Ryan said. Its really unfortunate for the young man and for our team because we know hes a fine player. But guys will step up.Game notes WR Greg Salas left practice with a hamstring injury. ... CB Sterling Moore left practice with a head injury and is being monitored for a concussion. ... 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Larry Powell --- Hi, In Wednesday nights Boston/Penguins game, Gregory Campbell blocked a shot that seriously injured him. Why didnt Campbell stay down and draw a whistle? He was quite useless out there so Im assuming there must be a rule about that? Thanks,Steve McCarthy Larry and Steve: Far too often we see players feigning injury and embellishing contact in an effort to draw penalties. Gregory Campbell showed the heart of a lion when he got up off the deck after throwing his body in front of the shot that broke his leg, ending his playoff season. Campbell had to realize the significance of the injury he sustained on that shot block. If his central nervous system didnt relay a quick message of the break it would only take a split second of weight bearing when the leg totally shut down for him to know the full extent. What his body forced him to give in to his heart would not! For the sake of his teammates, Campbell attempted to defend with all that he had left; even if it was just on one leg. Campbell deserves our highest praise and respect for the "old school" toughness he demonstrated by refusing to lay down and quit when his job wasnt yet completed. The Bruins will surely miss this warrior. While it obviously isnt in this players nature to lie down and hope for a whistle to blow, the fact that Campbell was in a shooting lane and vulnerable to further injury could cause the referee to consider stopping the play following one initial scoring attempt by the Pens. Early in my career, a player blocked a shot in front of the net and lay on the ice with his back exposed to the point and what I thought had to be a stinger. I allowed play to continue even though the player remained down on the ice. Just as a defencemaan at the point was teeing up a slapper I recognized the injured player was in a very vulnerable position right in the line of fire.dddddddddddd I was too late with the whistle and the slap shot hit the guy in the back of the helmet! From that moment on I decided the safety of the player was my first responsibility. If the player remained down it was most likely because he just couldnt get up. At that point, I would not allow him to become a sitting duck in a shooting gallery. Even though Rule 8.1 says that when a player is injured so that he cannot continue play or go to his bench, the play shall not be stopped until the injured players team has secured possession of the puck. It also says that in the case where it is obvious that a player has sustained a serious injury, the referee and/or linesman may stop the play immediately. The officials should not be expected to play doctor when a player is down with an injury. They make their best judgment as to when an injury appears "serious" in nature to immediately stop play. This is done to get medical attention to the injured player as soon as possible and without delay. It doesnt necessarily have to be life-threatening, as in the case of Sabres goalie Clint Malarchuks throat being slashed by a skate or the frightening eye injury suffered by Bryan Berard. These were extreme and obvious cases where very serious injury had resulted. A sense of urgency will dictate a quick whistle when a player is struck with a puck or skate in the face and/or goes down hard with an apparent head injury. On the other hand, a lower-body injury that results from a shot block such as Campbell and Niklas Hjalmarsson of the Blackhawks endured does not typically fall into the "serious" category or cause play to be stopped immediately. The caveat to that, I hope, is if the referee recognizes the downed player is subject to further or even greater injury as a result of the inability to defend himself if he cant get to his feet. Gregory Campbell wasnt waiting to hear a whistle, nor did he probably expect one to be blown. All his heart told him was to defend with all he had left and if necessary, take another one for his team. Thats "old school," folks. Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys Jerseys From China Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys ' ' '