ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- In a significant surprise, the Buffalo Bills released veteran outside linebacker Manny Lawson as part of their final cuts Friday.The Bills also released fullback Jerome Felton. With that move, Glenn Gronkowski made the Bills roster at fullback.In all, the Bills released 21 players Friday as they trimmed their roster to the 53-man limit.Lawson, 32, was expected to start opposite Jerry Hughes in the Bills 3-4 defense until first-round pick Shaq Lawson (shoulder surgery) returns from the physically unable to perform list. The earliest Lawson is eligible to return is Week 7.Without Manny Lawson, the Bills will start veteran Lorenzo Alexander at outside linebacker.Lorenzo Alexander has earned the right to be a starter on this team. He won the job. Thats why hell start, Bills coach Rex Ryan said. As far as specifics [on Lawson], Id rather not get into specifics.Gronkowski, an undrafted rookie from Kansas State, is the youngest of five Gronkowski brothers who are natives of the Buffalo suburb of Williamsville.?Rob Gronkowski is a star tight end for the New England Patriots, and Chris and Dan?Gronkowski are both former NFL players.I think with Glenn, I thought we did a lot of things with him. We put him in at some tight end spots. We put him in a the U tight end. We put him in at fullback. And he gives some special teams depth, Ryan said. So I think that was whats been impressive with this young man. But I wanted to see him be more physical. And I think he showed that a little bit [in the final preseason game].Glenn Gronkowski, whose nickname is Goose, was congratulated Friday on Instagram by his brother Gordie, a former draft selection of the?Los Angeles Angels:Manny Lawson was the only projected starter who played the entire first half of Thursdays preseason finale loss to the Detroit Lions. Ryan said this week he wanted to give the linebacker playing time because he missed the first two preseason games as he recovered from a partially torn pectoral muscle.Lawson remains under investigation by the NFL for a potential violation of the leagues personal conduct policy. A league representative said Thursday there was no update in the case.Although it remains unclear what incident the league is investigating Lawson, the veteran linebacker has acknowledged he was charged in Scottsdale, Arizona, with misdemeanor disorderly conduct/domestic violence in February 2014. Lawson denied there was any physical violence in the incident; the charges were later dropped upon the completion of a diversion program.The Bills will save $2.35 million on their salary cap by releasing Lawson, who signed a four-year deal with Buffalo as a free agent before the 2013 season and has started 29 games over the past three seasons for the Bills in several roles under changing defensive coordinators.The Bills will save $1.55 million against their salary cap by releasing Felton.Felton acknowledged his release in a tweet Friday.Lawson, originally a first-round pick of the 49ers in 2006, played five seasons in San Francisco and two seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals before joining the Bills. Stitched Spurs Jerseys . It was just business as usual for the Thunder at home. Durant scored 32 points and the Thunder beat the Bulls 107-95 on Thursday night for their eighth straight win. 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SPARTA, Ky. -- William Byron didnt know which record-setting achievement to appreciate more.He took the lead on lap 82 and withstood several challengers to win Thursday night at Kentucky Speedway, making Kyle Busch Motorsports the winningest Camping World Truck Series team in NASCAR history.Byrons victory also claimed a spot in the series inaugural Chase for the championship this fall, giving the 18-year-old additional reasons to celebrate in a breakout season.Its great to get that Chase spot and make sure we got that, he said. Its exciting and I cant wait for the Chase.Daniel Hemric and?John Hunter Nemechek?battled side-by-side at time down the stretch in hopes of catching Byron but neither could chase down the series points leader, who passed Timothy Peters and didnt look back en route to KBMs 51st career victory.Byron led twice for 70 laps in the 225-mile race in the No. 9 Toyota for his fourth win this season and second in three starts. Nemechek finished second in a Chevy, followed by Hemric (Ford), rookie and KBM driver Christopher Bell (Toyota) and Johnny Sauter (Chevy).Byrons win provided consolation and satisfaction for the team owner and Sprint Cup Series champion, who finished 30th after hitting the wall following contact with Spencer Gallagher on lap 58.Its been a lot of fun, said Busch, whose team passed Roushh Fenway Racing for the record.ddddddddddddIts been a lot trying times, its been a lot of blood, sweat and tears by both my wife and myself and all these guys that are on this team now and all the people that have been a part of Kyle Busch Motorsports in the years past. We wouldnt be here without all them. This is a special moment.For a while it seemed like the race would belong to KBM teammate Daniel Suarez after he led three times for 59 laps from the pole. He ended up finishing 11th as Byron went on to dominate another Trucks race.Thats usually the domain of Busch, who entered the night seeking his third Kentucky win in hopes of jump-starting a weekend of triple duty. His quest took an early hit as he was penalized for having too many crew members over the wall on pit road before the spin that ended his night.It still ended well team-wise as his three other drivers navigated the resurfaced and reconfigured 1.5 mile tri-oval to claim three of the top 11 spots.Byron leads Matt Crafton by 13 points.Race notesSprint Cup rookie of the year Brett Moffitt drove the No. 11 Toyota in place of Matt Tifft as he recovers from brain surgery but made an early exit when his truck blew an engine on lap 27. ' ' '