The Buffalo Bills on Tuesday released starting cornerback Phillip Gaines, who leads the NFL with 131 penalty yards this season.
Gaines was called twice for defensive pass interference in Sunday's 41-9 loss to the Chicago Bears. In total, the Bills were flagged 10 times for 163 yards -- the most penalty yardage assessed against the team in franchise history.
The Bills' previous high for penalty yards in a game was 159 in a November 1970 loss to the Patriots.
Starting in his fourth consecutive game for Buffalo and sixth game this season, Gaines was penalized 47 yards for pass interference in the third quarter of Sunday's game and 43 yards in the fourth quarter.