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Bills GM on Josh Allen Starting: 'If He Somehow Wins the Job, He Wins It'

The Buffalo Bills may have signed AJ McCarron to be their starting quarterback for 2018, but that doesn't mean newly drafted rookie Josh Allen will be stapled to the bench.

Bills general manager Brandon Beane told reporters it's possible Allen winds up winning the starting job for Week 1.

"We're not going to rush him, but you know if he somehow wins the job, he wins it," Beane said. "There's other players out there. There will be 52 other players out there, and if they see that he's clearly the best, I don't think we could do that.