Fri 8/29/14 4:18 PM

Palmer has been released by the Bills, according to Mike Rodak of ESPN. He probably could have stayed on had he looked halfway decent during Thursday's debacle against the Lions, where he was 9 of 22 with three interceptions. The Bills will now look for a better option off the scrap heap to go with EJ Manuel and Jeff Tuel, while conspiracy theorists will surmise the Bills gave the ex-Bear a tryout suspiciously close to the teams' Week 1 meeting.