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The Buffalo Bills placed wide receiver Sammy Watkins on injured reserve Friday as he continues to battle an ailing foot.The IR designation means Watkins will be out of game action a minimum of eight weeks.The move came hours after coach Rex Ryan expressed concern that the injury could linger.I dont know if fear is the right word, but major concern, Ryan told reporters.Watkins is scheduled to fly to North Carolina this week to meet with Dr. Robert Anderson to determine if he needs a second surgery that would end his season, a source told ESPNs Adam Schefter on Sunday.Watkins had offseason surgery to repair a broken bone in the foot, and soreness has lingered. He did not play in Sundays win against the Arizona Cardinals, and he did not participate in practice this week.I dont mind doing this every week, Ryan said earlier Friday, before the wideout was placed on IR. If Sammy can play, then obviously we want him out there. But if this is something that is hurting this young man in any way, shape or form, then absolutely I dont want him out there.Watkins is eligible to return to practice Nov. 11. The earliest he can play is Nov. 27 against the Jacksonville Jaguars. If he does return to practice, the Bills have 21 days to activate him or keep him on IR.In a corresponding move, the Bills announced that they have claimed veteran wideout Justin Hunter.Watkins has not been available in the locker room or spoken to reporters since Sept. 19, when he said his foot injury was kind of out of the window, adding, I know what Im dealing with; the team knows what Im dealing with. Its up to me to go out there and play.Ryan previously said Watkins might have aggravated his surgically repaired foot when he was stepped on during a walk-through practice last week.Watkins, the fourth overall pick in the 2014 draft, has six catches for 63 yards this season. Pakistans performance in the five ODIs against Australia in January could determine Azhar Alis future as captain with PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan saying the board had lost its trust in him. He added that Sarfraz Ahmed, who leads the T20 side, was a strong option to take over the captaincy, perhaps in all three formats whenever Misbah-ul-Haq retires from Test cricket.Azhar has had a tough 19 months since he was appointed ODI captain in March 2015, soon after the World Cup. In his tenure, Pakistan had slipped to ninth place on the ICC rankings, with the 86 points they had being their lowest tally since the system was introduced in 2001. They have won only four out of nine series with Azhar in charge, two of them coming against Zimbabwe and Ireland.In September, following a 4-1 defeat to England, Shaharyar asked Azhar to considering resigning. But Azhar preferred not to and led Pakistan to a 3-0 whitewash of West Indies in the UAE. However, Shaharyar and the PCBs doubts continued.We are more than happy with Azhar as a player, human being and a person, he said in Karachi. But his leadership skills have not given us confidence and his place in ODI side is on shaky ground. It is also a fact that we had left it up to him to step down as captain during the England series but after a collective decision we decided to allow him to carry on for the West Indies series.Its really tough to make a decision after a captain won it by 3-0, but still I believe its purely Azhars own decision to leet it go and he earlier refused to relinquish his captaincy.ddddddddddddShaharyar said the board had asked head coach Mickey Arthur about his opinion on Azhar as captain and he too had voted in favor of a change and having Sarfraz in charge.Sarfraz is a strong option because we might even consider him for all three formats as captain. In our culture, it is always best to have one captain for all three formats in Pakistan cricket and historically it works for us. We dont like to force anyone to take decisions we dont work like that. And we would like to see a senior player go out with honor and respect.The PCB was also on standby with regards to Misbah, who is yet to take a decision over how long he could continue playing for Pakistan. The three Tests against Australia may be his last. Before flying for the tour, Misbah had said he would take a call based on whether he felt he could still contribute to the team. Misbah is a top-class captain and performer and has led the side well. Even at 42, he is super fit and I told him recently it was his decision when to retire, he said. But we have also made our mind on possible back-ups if the tour does not go well.Shaharyar understood that leaving the game can be a difficult decision. It is true because for a top player it is always hard to leave the adulation and fame. But we would like to see that change. ' ' '