Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen has been making impressive plays all season despite working through injuries.
Allen confirmed Thursday a report from NFL Network鈥檚 Ian Rapoport that he has been playing with a broken left hand. Allen injured his left hand Week 1 when he scored a rushing touchdown against the Arizona Cardinals.
鈥淵eah,鈥 Allen said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 the left one, so it don鈥檛 really matter that much.鈥
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) fires a pass downfield during the first quarter at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024.聽
Now, Allen is dealing with a right elbow and right shoulder injury that he sustained in the win over the New England Patriots on Sunday. Allen was a full participant in Thursday鈥檚 practice, and he was projected as full on Wednesday, when the Bills did not practice but gave estimations for the injury report.
Allen said Thursday that his shoulder and elbow are doing well when it comes to throwing the ball.
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鈥淕ood. Just a little sore from this last game,鈥 Allen said. 鈥淎gain, probably took too many opportunities for them to lay their hands and pads on me. So, just got to be smarter and make sure that we're rolling here.鈥
Bling bling
Josh Allen is now on the receiving end of some glittering jewelry.
For Christmas, the Bills' offensive line gifted Allen a chain with an iced-out jersey that says 鈥淢VP鈥 and has the number 17 in diamonds. The jersey has the names of 13 offensive linemen engraved on the back.
鈥淚t was very cool,鈥 Allen said. 鈥淎 gift from the o-line. I don鈥檛 really have any jewelry, so that鈥檚 a cool little collector item, I guess.鈥
Left tackle Dion Dawkins spearheaded the design process of the chain, recalling a quick conversation with the rest of the offensive line.
鈥淚t was, 鈥榊ou guys want to get Josh a gift?鈥 鈥榊es.鈥 鈥榊ou want me to do what I do? Let's do it,鈥 鈥 Dawkins said. 聽
Dawkins considers himself to be the expert on jewelry of the group.
鈥淏ecause most of those guys, they don't get bust down chains and like that,鈥 Dawkins said. 鈥淭hey get rifles and bow and arrows and deer that go on the wall. They're hunters.
鈥淏ut it was cool for them to cross over and get him something that we know he'll probably never wear, but he'll put like as a trophy. And that's cool. It's cool. And for me, nice little expensive trophy that sits in his house.鈥
Bills injury report
Linebacker Matt Milano (biceps/groin) was up to a full participant in Thursday鈥檚 practice after he was projected as limited for Wednesday. The Bills did not practice on Wednesday because of Christmas, so the report is an estimation. 聽
The only other change to the injury report was that offensive lineman Tylan Grable did not practice Thursday for personal reasons.
Four players were listed as limited for a second day in a row: safety Damar Hamlin (rib), safety Taylor Rapp (neck), wide receiver Curtis Samuel (rib) and defensive back Cam Lewis (shoulder). All four practiced in red non-contact jerseys on Thursday.
In addition to Milano, 10 other Bills players were listed as full participants, headlined by Allen (right elbow/right shoulder) and cornerback Rasul Douglas (knee). Also listed as full were tackle Spencer Brown (neck), defensive tackle DeWayne Carter (wrist), tight end Dalton Kincaid (knee), punter Sam Martin (back), tight end Quintin Morris (shoulder/groin), defensive tackle Jordan Phillips (back), defensive end Dawuane Smoot (wrist) and linebacker Dorian Williams (elbow).
