Buffalo Bills stalwart left tackle Dion Dawkins returned to practice on Thursday after missing Wednesday’s session with a hamstring injury. The 30-year-old initially picked up his lower-body ailment during Buffalo’s Week 4 loss to the Baltimore Ravens; he was a limited participant on Thursday, per the team’s injury report .
Dawkins told reporters on Thursday that he picked up his injury early in last week’s contest but remained in the game until starters were taken out during the fourth quarter; he ultimately played on 86% of the team’s offensive snaps. Though he played through the injury, Dawkins thought about exiting the game.
“I’m going to tell you the truth, I thought about turning it off,” Dawkins said. “It was that painful. I just pushed through it, finished the game.”…