Bills quarterback Josh Allen played through a serious elbow injury during the second half of the season, but he won’t need surgery and is expected to make a full recovery, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports. The injury is reportedly a partially torn UCL along with related tendon and muscle injuries.
Allen first suffered the injury in the Bills’ Week 9 loss to the Jets. At the time, it was reported that the team evaluated Allen for UCL and nerve damage after the game, but he was diagnosed with a sprained elbow instead.
The Bills quarterback didn’t miss a game following the injury, instead playing through the ailment with a brace for multiple weeks. The elbow issue impacted Allen’s mechanics, but doctors believed he could avoid surgery as long as he didn’t aggravate the injury, according to Rapoport.
