The Buffalo Bills will take a low-key approach to their preseason finale.
On Friday, the Bills visit the Carolina Panthers for their third exhibition contest of 2022. Buffalo will not ask anything from their starters, including quarterback Josh Allen.
According to Bills head coach Sean McDermott, Allen and “most” first-team players on the depth chart will not feature in the contest. McDermott announced that via video conference on Wednesday.
Naturally with the game being the team’s last preseason contest before the regular season, chances for injury are magnified. Buffalo will be avoiding that by not putting starters on the field.
In addition, McDermott cited a desire to give depth players a final shot to earn a spot on the team’s 53-man roster.
“I want to give us the chance to thoroughly evaluate through three preseason games some of the other guys on the roster,” McDermott said.
The final roster deadline is slated for Tuesday. At that point, the Bills roster will be trimmed way down from 80 to 53 players.
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