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Allen won't play in Saturday's preseason game against Chicago, Matt Parrino of syracuse.com reports.

Coach Sean McDermott mentioned only Allen and WR Stefon Diggs (knee) by name, but other key players will also be held out, with the Bills coach saying he'll rest most of the core players who have been with the team for a few years, per Marcel Louis-Jacques of ESPN.com. McDermott wouldn't commit to Allen playing or not playing in the team's third and final preseason game next week, per Joe Buscaglia of The Athletic.

Murray is expected to play in Friday's preseason game against the Chiefs, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.

Murray's eventual workload remains to be seen, but he likely won't be in store for more than one or two possessions, with the quarterback merely saying that he'll log "some snaps" Friday. Assuming he does suit up, the appearance likely will be the only one for the third-year pro during exhibition season.

Packers head coach Matt LaFleur said that Love (shoulder) is unlikely to practice Wednesday, Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com reports.

LaFleur also said that Love resumed throwing in at least some capacity Tuesday, and that his shoulder will be tested again Wednesday, but he declined to offer any updates about the second-year quarterback's status for Saturday's preseason game against the Jets. The Packers will "give [Love] every opportunity," per LaFleur, but "don't want to put him in a situation to make it worse." Love injured his shoulder during last weekend's exhibition matchup against the Texans, and though a follow-up MRI came back clean, Green Bay clearly intends to approach his recovery with caution. Kurt Benkert and Jacob Dolegala will continue to see increased reps as long as Love is sidelined.

Head coach Robert Saleh said that Wilson should see 3-to-4 series of action in the Jets' second preseason game Saturday against the Packers, Rich Cimini of ESPN.com reports.

Wilson played the first two series of the Jets' preseason opener against the Giants and will ramp up his workload by a series or two in Green Bay. The No. 2 overall pick is also expected to see playing time in the third preseason game, as Saleh indicated that he doesn't plan to rest most of the team's projected starters.

Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy acknowledged Wednesday that Prescott (shoulder) is unlikely to play in Saturday's preseason game against Houston, Jori Epstein of The Dallas Morning News reports.

Prescott remained limited Wednesday, his third straight practice after missing nearly three weeks. McCarthy already said he won't play his starting quarterback in the final preseason contest, so the Week 1 matchup with Tampa Bay will mark Prescott's first game action since he suffered a season-ending ankle injury last October. He should return to full practice participation long before the Sept. 9 season opener.

Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said Mahomes and other starters will play "a half, somewhere thereabout" in Friday's preseason game against Arizona, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Mahomes played one drive in the preseason opener against San Francisco, completing one of two passes for four yards. He'll see more work in the second exhibition, though it's possible Reid pulls franchise cornerstones like Mahomes, Travis Kelce and Tyreek Hill before many of the other starters.

Fields is dealing with groin soreness and won't practice Wednesday, Adam Hoge of NBC Sports Chicago reports.

At the beginning of the week, head coach Matt Nagy said Fields would start to see more reps with wideout Allen Robinson and the Bears' other starters. That may still happen, but Andy Dalton continued to get most of the first-team snaps Tuesday (per Adam Jahns of The Athletic), and Fields will now miss at least one of the Bears' practices leading up to Saturday's preseason game against Buffalo. While Nagy has labeled Dalton as the team's starting quarterback multiple times, Fields showed his potential in the preseason opener, throwing for one touchdown and rushing for another to lead the Bears to a 20-13 win over Miami. Colleen Kane of the Chicago Tribune reports that Nagy still expects Fields to play this Saturday, though the Bears will be careful with him in practice this week.

Allen (ankle) said he'll play in Friday's preseason game against Cincinnati, Rhiannon Walker of The Athletic reports.

Allen was held out of Washington's first preseason game after aggravating his surgically repaired ankle during the first week of training camp. Head coach Ron Rivera said Allen might eventually be a candidate to start, but the 25-year-old looks to be Washington's No. 3 quarterback at the moment, behind both Ryan Fitzpatrick and Taylor Heinicke. It's unclear how Rivera will divide time between his QBs in Friday's exhibition.

Jones saw some work with the first-team offense Tuesday and completed 13 of his 14 pass attempts after dominating the backups during Monday's practice, Jeff Howe of The Athletic reports.

Jones continues to make his mark on the preseason after posting a solid debut in game action last Thursday, completing 13 of his 19 pass attempts for 87 yards against Washington. He's viewed as the long-term solution for New England under center and is trying to push to make that impact felt sooner than later. Unfortunately for him, Cam Newton also had what was reportedly his best practice in a week Tuesday, so Jones' showing didn't really help him make up a ton of ground.

Coach Mike McCarty said there's "no urgency" to see Prescott (shoulder) play in Saturday's preseason game against Houston, even though the quarterback won't play in the exhibition finale Aug. 29 against Jacksonville, ESPN.com's Todd Archer reports.

If Prescott doesn't play this Saturday, he won't suit up at all this preseason. It sounds like that's just fine with McCarthy, who said his quarterback was, "probably in midseason form from the amount of work he put in over the summer, coming out of the OTAs." It's still reasonable to worry about rust if Week 1 ends up being Prescott's first game since last October, particularly with the Cowboys opening their season against a vicious Tampa defense. In any case, Prescott is back on track to start that contest, having returned to practice Monday on a limited basis.