Payments’ Josh Allen to be lively, anticipated to begin vs. Vikings

Buffalo Payments quarterback Josh Allen can be lively Sunday regardless of his ulnar collateral ligament damage and the idea is he’ll begin in opposition to the Minnesota Vikings, sources informed ESPN on Saturday.

Payments officers, nonetheless, have been tight-lipped all week and have declined to disclose who’s beginning and need to hold it secret till after Sunday’s NFL actives/inactives listing is launched at 11:30 a.m. ET. Payments officers spent intensive time this previous week leaning on and listening to their docs and different arm specialists, and the workforce was reassured that Allen just isn’t at any added danger to make the damage worse if he performs Sunday in opposition to the Vikings, sources stated.

With this in thoughts, the sources say the idea is that Allen will begin Sunday, however the workforce has declined to verify any ultimate selections and insists it’s taking it “minute by minute” and would not need to give the Vikings any aggressive benefit by naming a beginning quarterback.

Allen was restricted in Friday’s observe, when he was seen with a observe jersey on and no sleeve on his proper arm. If he begins, he may have participated in solely at some point of observe after sitting out Wednesday and Thursday.

“We are actually in an hour-to-hour state of affairs right here simply taking a look at how he will progress by means of the day,” coach Sean McDermott stated Friday. “And as he goes by means of these totally different assessments, medically, ensuring that he is in a position to verify the containers in a development to the place we will see if we will proceed by means of the course of the day right here.”

Allen is coping with a proper elbow damage to the ulnar collateral ligament and associated nerves, sources informed ESPN’s Chris Mortensen earlier within the week. It occurred on the final drive of Sunday’s loss to the New York Jets. He has not missed a recreation since 2018, when he missed 4 video games with a UCL damage in his proper elbow.

ESPN’s Alaina Getzenberg contributed to this report.