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Bills QB AJ McCarron is expected to return to practice soon, per source. So another twist to the Bills’ QB competition.

Related players: Josh Allen, Nathan Peterman

Apparently McCarron does not have a broken collarbone as reports said following last week's game. The Bills did say recently McCarron was getting a second opinion and that tests were inconclusive. It has been a strange and complicated QB competition and rotation, according to those who follow the team. Allen will start this week's game for the Bills and was looking to be the favorite to be the team's starter for Week 1 when McCarron was going to miss time.

Bills HC Sean McDermott said Josh Allen will work with the first-team offense in Monday’s practice and Nathan Peterman will run the second-team offense.

Related players: AJ McCarron

On Sunday, Peterman led the first team and Allen the second team. McDermott said it’s a rotation, Rodak continued in his tweet. The injury to McCarron (shoulder) seems more likely to open the door for Allen at this point, but the Bills QB rotation so far in camp has been a strange one, according to those who follow the team.

Buffalo Bills quarterback AJ McCarron is getting a second opinion to determine the severity of an injury to his throwing shoulder.

Related players: Josh Allen, Nathan Peterman

HC Sean McDermott said he could not provide an update on McCarron because tests on his right shoulder were not “totally conclusive.” Other reports say it was a broken collarbone. The injury opens the door for Allen to perhaps win the starting job.

Raiders receiver Martavis Bryant missed a second day of practice with “really bad migraines,” Vic Tafur of The Athletic reports.

The condition has plagued Bryant for years, per Tafur.

Related players: Amari Cooper, Jordy Nelson

The story went on to say coach Jon Gruden confirmed Monday that Bryant missed that day’s practice with “a headache.” Bryant made one catch for 18 yards on four targets in the Raiders’ preseason opener. He is on the second team behind Cooper and Nelson.

The injuries suffered by Bills quarterbacks Nathan Peterman and AJ McCarron at Sunday’s practice were not serious.

Both Peterman and McCarron are back on the field Monday morning, according to reporters on the scene.

Related players: Josh Allen

Peterman was the starter for the Bills’ preseason opener. McCarron seems likely to start this week, given that he and Peterman have split time with the starters throughout training camp, although head coach Sean McDermott has not announced a starter.

Buffalo Bills quarterbacks AJ McCarron and Nathan Peterman both appeared to be banged up late in Sunday's practice.

McCarron was seen limping after a play during an 11-on-11 drill ended in what would have been a sack. The play was whistled dead because defenders are not allowed to make contact with quarterbacks during practice.

Peterman appeared to be hurt on his final play during a live-action drill at the goal line to end practice. After being tripped while attempting a handoff and falling on his right arm, Peterman spoke to trainers and later was seen testing his throwing arm.

Related players: Josh Allen

The Bills return to practice Monday in advance of their next preseason game on Friday against the Cleveland Browns. Coach Sean McDermott declined Sunday to name a starting quarterback for that game. Allen saw time with both the first- and second-team units, the story said.

Panthers wide receiver Curtis Samuel passed his physical, and has been activated from the physically unable to perform list. He was recovering from a broken ankle suffered last season.

Since Samuel suffered his injury, the Panthers drafted D.J. Moore in the first round. It is difficult to see Samuel making a fantasy impact without the Panthers drastically changing their offensive philosophy. Carolina ranked No. 27 in pass attempts in 2017.

One player who definitely won't be playing in the Hall of Fame game is Bears running back Jordan Howard, who told NFL Network on Tuesday that he'll be sitting out. He suggested quarterback Mitch Trubisky will be in street clothes, too.

Howard said the extra week of camp has benefited the offense, according to the story and Howard. Howard said the offense will be more exciting and put up a lot of points. Look for several vets to possibly sit this game out.

Despite its complexity, Mitch Trubisky feels more comfortable in Matt Nagy's system than the one Dowell Loggains ran last season.

“It’s more complex, but it’s easier [to execute], as opposed to simpler but more difficult.

"That’s how I would describe it last year. Last year, there were probably less words, but they didn’t necessarily fit together. Or it was just more difficult to process. This year, it’s more complex but it’s easier to execute and memorize and remember because everything builds on something. You start with a base concept, and it gets more and more complicated.”

Trubisky is using flashcards this offseason to help him learn and process. The story said Nagy's offense took five years to master in Kansas City, and any success this year will circle back to how well Turbisky operates. The QB certainly has the weapons around him to succeed and there is some fantasy hype around the Bears this season.

Bears offensive guard Kyle Long indicated that quarterback Mitch Trubisky will be able to "showcase his skills" more in 2018.

“My little boy is becoming a man,” Long said. “They’ve taken the training wheels off of Mitch’s little bike. So he’s going to be able to do some things creatively and get to showcase his skills a little bit more in an open range. We’re excited to see him.”

It would not take much for the Bears to ask Trubisky to do more than he did in 2017 under John Fox, who famously had the rookie quarterback throw the ball just seven times in a win against Carolina. Still, it is encouraging to hear from a player in the offense that new head coach Matt Nagy is willing to open things up.

Considering the backgrounds of both Nagy and offensive coordinator Mark Helfrich, expect the Bears to showcase a lot more spread-based concepts in 2018. With the added weaponry of Allen Robinson, Trey Burton, Taylor Gabriel, and Anthony Miller this offseason, Trubisky will likely be a priority streamer and sleeper candidate.