Who Should I Start? Josh Allen or Brock Purdy

Thursday, August 21, 11:01 AM

Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott said quarterback Josh Allen will not play in the team's preseason finale Saturday, according to Joe Buscaglia of The Athletic. Last year's MVP previously had appeared in at least one preseason game every year of his career, but that appears to be coming to end this season. Like many teams with a franchise quarterback, Buffalo doesn't have much to gain by playing Allen and won't take any risks as a result. They'll open the regular season with a Sunday Night Football debut against Baltimore on Sept. 7.

Monday, September 1, 1:29 PM

ESPN's Nick Wagoner writes that San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall "dedicated a substantial amound of offseason time to making sure that he and quarterback Brock Purdy are in sync." Pearsall also traveled to Florida to work with Purdy on "timing and nuances of some of the routes in the Niners' playbook." Pearsall missed some time in OTAs with another hamstring injury, but it was evident that Purday and Pearsall "had made tangible improvements in their connection once Pearsall stepped on the field in training camp." "I think the sky's the limit for him," offensive coordinator Klay Kubiak said. With Brandon Aiyuk (knee) on the PUP list and Jauan Jennings (calf) injured and holding out for a contract, Pearsall has the opportunity to be Purdy's top target early in 2025. Pearsall is a nice low-cost, WR3/flex target in fantasy drafts this week.