2 Bills Players Miss Team Bus, Catch an Uber to Stadium

Jerry Hughes, Zach Brown document escapade on Instagram
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Sep 11, 2016 12:10 PM CDT
2 Bills Players Miss Team Bus, Catch an Uber to Stadium
Buffalo Bills defensive end Jerry Hughes (55) signals to the sidelines during an NFL practice in Orchard Park, NY, Wednesday, June 1, 2016.   (AP Photo/Bill Wippert)

What to do when your team bus leaves without you? For two members of the Buffalo Bills, Uber provided the answer on Sunday, reports the AP. Linebacker Jerry Hughes posted a video on Instagram showing him and linebacker Zach Brown in a car, supposedly en route to M&T Bank Stadium for the season opener against the Baltimore Ravens. A Bills official said the two players could have waited for a second team bus leaving from the hotel, but NYup.com notes that the Bills were already short-handed and couldn't lose two starters. (More Buffalo Bills stories.)

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