Bills put Spiller on short-term IR

Oct 21, 2014 - 11:48 PM Orchard Park, NY (SportsNetwork.com) - The Buffalo Bills placed running back C.J. Spiller on injured reserve/designated for return Tuesday.

In a corresponding move, the team signed running back Phillip Tanner.

Spiller underwent surgery Monday to repair a broken clavicle.

He got hurt in the second quarter of Sunday's 17-16 win over Minnesota. Spiller came down hard on his left shoulder at the end of a 53-yard run, his lone carry of the game.

Fellow running back Fred Jackson could miss up to four weeks with a groin injury.

Tanner spent the past three seasons with the Dallas Cowboys, compiling just 56 carries for 149 yards and two touchdowns.