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Bills backmost Josh Allen is 1 of the astir reliable players successful the league.
The 28-year-old has started successful 114 consecutive games, making Buffalo's backup backmost 1 of the easier jobs successful the NFL. That subordinate inactive has to beryllium acceptable successful lawsuit catastrophe strikes, of course. The Bills person had a mates of antithetic quarterbacks service arsenic Allen's backup, including veterans Case Keenum and Kyle Allen.
In 2024, the Bills brought backmost a acquainted look to slot successful down Allen connected the extent chart. Here is everything you request to cognize astir Allen's backup.
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Who is the Bills' backup quarterback?
Mitchell Trubisky is the Bills' backup backmost for the 2nd clip successful 4 years.
The Bears drafted Trubisky with the No. 2 wide prime retired of North Carolina successful 2017, and Chicago had precocious hopes that helium would beryllium the franchise's quarterback. After a rocky archetypal season, Trubisky had the champion play of his vocation successful 2018, starring the Bears to an NFC North rubric with 3,223 passing yards, 24 passing touchdowns and 12 interceptions.
However, the Bears mislaid to the Eagles astatine location successful the wild-card circular that season, and Trubisky was ne'er capable to instrumentality the adjacent measurement arsenic a quarterback. With Trubisky arsenic the superior starter, Chicago missed the playoffs successful 2019 and mislaid successful the wild-card circular arsenic a No. 7 effect successful 2020, officially ending the quarterback's tenure with the team.
As a escaped cause successful 2021, Trubisky signed with Buffalo connected a one-year woody to service arsenic Allen's backup, but helium lone played successful garbage clip of six games arsenic Allen ne'er got hurt.
The seasoned reentered escaped bureau successful 2022 and signed a two-year woody with the Steelers. While Pittsburgh drafted Kenny Pickett successful the archetypal circular of the 2022 draft, Trubisky opened the play arsenic the starter but lone lasted a period earlier Pickett took over.
In 2 seasons with the Steelers, Trubisky started 7 games, totaling a 2-5 grounds with 1,884 passing yards, 8 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.
After past season, Trubisky erstwhile again deed escaped bureau and opted to instrumentality to Buffalo connected a one-year contract. Trubisky didn't get overmuch playing clip successful 2024 but helium did play the bulk of Week 18's crippled vs. the Patriots. He had 101 passing yards and 1 touchdown connected 21 attempts.
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Bills QB extent chart
| Rank | Name |
| 1. | Josh Allen |
| 2. | Mitchell Trubisky |
| 3. | Mike White |
| 4. | Shane Buechele (IR) |
Allen has cemented his spot astatine the apical of the Bills' extent chart. Behind Allen is Trubisky, who is presently successful his 2nd stint arsenic the Bills' backup quarterback.
Buffalo besides has Mike White connected the 53-man roster, arsenic a third-string backmost who started 7 games for the Jets successful 2021 and 2022.
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