Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen His ulnar collateral injury will not prevent him from being active on Sunday. However, it is expected that he will still be in action against the odds. Minnesota VikingsSources told ESPN Saturday that they were aware of the information.
Officials with the Bills have remained tight-lipped throughout the week. They declined to disclose who is beginning and wanted to keep it confidential until after Sunday’s NFL inactives/actives list is published at 11:30 a.m. ET. ET.
Sources say that Allen will likely start Sunday’s game, but the team isn’t confirming any final decisions. It insists it is taking things “minute by minute” without announcing a starting quarterback.
Allen was limited Friday’s practice. He was only seen wearing a practice shirt and his right arm was exposed. He will have only participated in one day practice, even if he does start.
Coach Sean McDermott stated Friday that they are in an “hour-to-hour” situation looking at how he will progress through the day. “And as the he goes through these various tests, medically making sure that they’re able to check all the boxes in order to determine if we can continue through the day here.”
Sources told ESPN’s Chris Mortensen that Allen has a right elbow injury to his ulnar collateral ligament. It happened during Sunday’s final drive of the loss to The. New York Jets. Since 2018, when he was injured in the UCL, he has never missed a single game.
This report was contributed by Alaina Getzenberg, ESPN.