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Alaina GetzenbergESPN
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Payments quarterback Josh Allen is being evaluated for an elbow damage to his ulnar collateral ligament and associated nerves, a supply advised ESPN’s Chris Mortensen.
His standing is unsure for the workforce’s sport in opposition to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday.
“We’re simply going via it, nonetheless evaluating it, and we’ll see the place it goes,” coach Sean McDermott stated Monday. “I will know extra within the subsequent 24 hours after which most likely be capable to test in with [the media] again on Wednesday.”
Allen suffered the damage over the past drive of the workforce’s 20-17 loss to the New York Jets. Jets defensive lineman Bryce Huff obtained previous backup proper deal with David Quessenberry, in for injured deal with Spencer Brown, and hit Allen’s proper throwing arm, which resulted in a strip sack recovered by Buffalo.
The quarterback threw a low cross that regarded off-target to vast receiver Stefon Diggs on the next play after which was seen holding his proper elbow and attempting to shake out his arm.
“There’s some slight ache,” Allen stated after the sport. “However we’ll get via it.”
On the ultimate Payments offensive play of the sport, Allen threw a cross 69.3 yards within the air, per NFL NextGen stats, supposed for vast receiver Gabe Davis. It was the longest cross try of the previous six seasons, per NextGen stats.
He completed the sport finishing 18-of-34 passes (52.9%) for 205 yards and two interceptions. All 5 of the Jets’ sacks got here in opposition to 4 or fewer cross rushers, which is a profession excessive for the quarterback. Allen did end as the sport’s chief on the bottom with 9 carries for 86 yards and two scores, together with a career-long 36-yard landing.
Case Keenum is the Payments backup quarterback. If Allen is unable to go, Keenum would face the Vikings, certainly one of his former groups, alongside the receiver that caught the Minneapolis Miracle reception from him, Stefon Diggs. Allen has not missed an everyday season sport since his rookie season when he additionally had a proper elbow damage.
“Everyone knows Josh and the way aggressive he’s, and he likes to compete, likes to be on the market along with his teammates,” McDermott stated. “So, you recognize, I might by no means depend him out. That is the one factor I do find out about him is that proper now. The medical piece we’re nonetheless evaluating it. I will know extra, once more for myself even, tomorrow morning a bit bit extra.”
McDermott additionally shared that second-year cross rusher Greg Rousseau is week-to-week with a excessive ankle sprain suffered in the course of the loss to the Jets. He’s second on the workforce in sacks (5).
