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Football Team’s Kyle Allen: Slated to serve as primary backup
Kyle Allen (coach’s decision) will serve as the No. 2 quarterback in Thursday’s Week 2 matchup against the Giants, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports.The 25-year-old was a healthy scratch in Sunday’s season opener, but he’ll step in as the primary backup behind Taylor Heinicke because Ryan Fitzpatrick (hip) is expected to be ruled out for Thursday’s game. Allen appeared in four games for Washington last year and completed 60 of 87 passes for 610 yards, four touchdowns and an interception.
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Football Team’s Kyle Allen: Struggles against Ravens
Kyle Allen completed 10 of 22 passes for 100 yards in Saturday’s preseason loss to Baltimore.The Ravens played a bunch of starters, while Washington had a long list of players it held out, including some key backups. Still, Allen struggled, leading Washington to just three points while playing the first six drives of the game. He’s the third quarterback behind Ryan Fitzpatrick and Taylor Heinicke, with his roster fate depending on how many signal-callers the team decides to keep. Saturday’s performance won’t help if it was a tough decision beforehand, but the team may also be patient with Allen given that he suffered a severe ankle injury last year. Either way, Heinicke is next in line for starts if Fitzpatrick gets injured or benched.
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Football Team’s Kyle Allen: Starting Saturday night
Kyle Allen will start Saturday’s preseason game against Baltimore, Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post reports.With Ryan Fitzpatrick and Taylor Heinicke held out, Kyle Allen and Steven Montez will split the QB reps. Washington will open the game with a crew of second- and third-stringers, releasing a starting lineup with RB Peyton Barber, WRs Antonio Gandy-Golden, Dax Milne and DeAndre Carter and TE John Bates. In any case. Allen should be the No. 3 quarterback if Washington keeps one.
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Football Team’s Kyle Allen: Says he’ll play this week
Kyle Allen (ankle) said he’ll play in Friday’s preseason game against Cincinnati, Rhiannon Walker of The Athletic reports.Allen was held out of Washington’s first preseason game after aggravating his surgically repaired ankle during the first week of training camp. Head coach Ron Rivera said Allen might eventually be a candidate to start, but the 25-year-old looks to be Washington’s No. 3 quarterback at the moment, behind both Ryan Fitzpatrick and Taylor Heinicke. It’s unclear how Rivera will divide time between his QBs in Friday’s exhibition.
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Football Team’s Kyle Allen: Back at practice
Kyle Allen (ankle) participated at Sunday’s practice, Rhiannon Walker of The Athletic reports.Allen suffered an ankle injury early in camp and has since been sidelined, but he’s back at practice Sunday after missing the past couple weeks. The 25-year-old appears slated to work as Washington’s No. 3 quarterback since Taylor Heinicke is in competition with Ryan Fitzpatrick for the starting job.
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Football Team’s Kyle Allen: Return to field imminent
Coach Ron Rivera said Friday that expects Kyle Allen (ankle) to return to the practice field soon, Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post reports.Washington held Friday’s session at FedExField, during which Allen was seen throwing passes with fellow reserve quarterback Steven Montez. Allen sustained a season-ending dislocation of his left ankle in November that required a procedure. He tweaked the surgically repaired ankle last Saturday and has been sidelined in the meantime. The Washington Football Team is holding a “QB competition” between graybeard Ryan Fitzpatrick and Taylor Heinicke for the starting job, leaving Allen and Montez to vie for depth chart slotting, assuming Rivera decides to roster three signal-callers in the regular season.
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Football Team’s Kyle Allen: Sits out to start week
Kyle Allen is watching practice Monday after tweaking his surgically repaired ankle Saturday, Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post reports.Allen was cleared to practice at the beginning of training camp, but coach Ron Rivera suggested the QB wasn’t back at full strength, and a setback early in camp reinforces that notion. Realistically, Allen will hope to compete for the backup job with Taylor Heinicke, who is said to be competing with Ryan Fizpatrick for the starting job. As things stand, Allen appears on track for the No. 3 job, assuming Washington even keeps three signal-callers.
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Football Team’s Kyle Allen: Hurts ankle in practice
Kyle Allen injured his ankle in practice Saturday, Rhiannon Walker of The Athletic reports.It’s unclear yet how severe the injury is and whether it has any relation to the broken ankle Allen suffered last October and had surgically repaired. Allen’s currently third on Washington’s depth chart behind Ryan Fitzpatrick and Taylor Heinicke, and he can ill afford to miss much time if he wants to surpass at least one of those alternatives. He’ll try to heal up in time to participate in Washington’s Aug. 12 preseason opener.
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Football Team’s Kyle Allen: Not competing with Fitzpatrick yet
Kyle Allen isn’t part of Washington’s quarterback competition at the moment, but he could enter the fray once he proves his surgically repaired ankle is back at full strength, Ben Standig of The Athletic reports.Coach Ron Rivera is calling it an open competition for the starting job between Ryan Fitzpatrick and Taylor Heinicke, though it’ll be a major surprise if the latter actually ends up starting Week 1. Allen starting would be an even bigger surprise — realistically, he’s more likely to lose his roster spot than win the starting job. In any case, the 25-year-old quarterback has at least made it back on the field for the start of training camp, after missing out on offseason practices. Allen most likely will end up battling Heinicke for the backup job or Steven Montez for the No. 3 spot.
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Football Team’s Kyle Allen: Hoping to be full-go by training camp
Kyle Allen (ankle) is still not 100 percent in his recovery from a broken ankle suffered last October, Sam Fortier of The Washington Post reports.Allen said that he has been happy with how his rehab has gone to this point, but there are still other hurdles for him to overcome. The goal is for him to be able to be a full-go by the time training camp starts up. Allen played solidly at times last season, but will likely be third on the depth chart heading into the 2021 campaign behind Ryan Fitzpatrick and Taylor Heinicke.
