‘Barkley is on his sixth team in six seasons, and has a 1-5 career record as a starter, all with the Bears in 2016. He was cut by Cincinnati in September after hurting his knee in a preseason game.’
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Bills name QB Barkley starter versus Jets
‘Barkley, who starred at USC, was a fourth-round pick by Philadelphia in the 2013 draft. He appeared in four games with the Eagles. He didn’t play while with Arizona in 2015 and 2017 and appeared in seven games (six starts) with Chicago in 2016, last starting a game in that season’s finale.’
Bills to start Matt Barkley at QB over Nathan Peterman vs. Jets
‘Barkley was announced Saturday as the Bills’ starter after the team ruled out rookie first-round quarterback Josh Allen, who will miss his fourth consecutive game because of an elbow injury. The Bills previously ruled out veteran Derek Anderson because of a concussion.’
Matt Barkley to become second QB to start a game within two weeks of signing with Bills in 2018
‘The Jets aren’t exactly in great shape either. New York will be starting Josh McCown after rookie Sam Darnold suffered a foot sprain that could sideline him for several weeks.’
Bills name Matt Barkley as starting QB vs. Jets
‘Barkley, who signed a one-year deal with the Bills Oct. 31, last played in 2016 for the Bears, who finished that season with the worst record (3-13) for the team since the NFL’s move to 16-game seasons in 1978. Before finishing out that year for Chicago, Barkley spent two seasons in Philadelphia, where he played in a total of four games as the Eagles’ backup.’
Allen out against the Jets; Barkley expected to start
‘Barkley’s last start came back in the 2016 season as a member of the Chicago Bears. That season, he started in six games, going 1-5 while throwing 129-of-216 for 1,611 yards, eight touchdowns and 14 interceptions.’
Bills at Jets: Sal’s keys, notes and stats
‘The “WHOSDAQ” is something we’ve done at WGR over the past few training camps, basically asking “who is the quarterback?” But it applies again this week, as the Bills didn’t reveal who the starting quarterback would be until late Saturday afternoon. Matt Barkley, signed just over a week ago, will get the nod under center over Nathan Peterman after the team also declared Josh Allen would be out while he continues to nurse his sprained elbow. Allen will miss his fourth straight game. Derek Anderson was also ruled out as hasn’t cleared concussion protocol yet.’
Joe B: 5 things to watch for in Buffalo Bills vs. New York Jets (11/11/18)
‘I’ll keep this short and sweet. Even though the Bills defense has continued to play extremely well for the majority of the season, it all comes down to the obvious. I cannot, in good faith, predict an already hapless Bills offense turns it around and helps them to a victory with a quarterback that is known for turnovers and has practiced only six times with the Bills.’
Bills: Matt Barkley expected to start at QB against Jets
‘This will be Barkley’s first start since 2016, when he played for the Chicago Bears. Barkley spent his college career at USC and was drafted in the 4th round of the 2013 draft by the Philadelphia Eagles.’
Matt Barkley named starter against the Jets
‘Barkley, 28, has been with the team for almost two weeks and will now be thrust into the starting lineup in much the same way veteran Derek Anderson was in Week 7 at Indianapolis. Anderson had all of 12 days to prepare for the Colts. By Sunday, Barkley will have had 12 days as well.’
Bills call-up WR Robert Foster; Tremaine Edmunds expected to play
‘Foster was an undrafted rookie who made Buffalo’s 53-man roster at the beginning of the season, but had trouble delivering consistent production as a field stretching speed receiver earlier this season.’
Top 5 reasons fans won’t want to miss the Bills-Jets battle in the Big Apple
‘Longtime Bills fan and Season Ticket Member Ken Johnson, more commonly known as “Pinto Ron,” will celebrate his 400th consecutive game attended on Sunday.’
Fan Mailbag: Asking what’s best for Allen going forward
‘Provided he’s healthy and has no risk of re-injury, Josh Allen has to play. Among the QB candidates in the draft this past spring, the general consensus among the draftniks, for whatever that’s worth, was that he needed the most development going forward.’
Bills Today: ‘Zo breaks down a McCown-led Jets offense
‘“When you look at the film, obviously Sam was their high pick, but he throws the ball to the other team quite often,” linebacker Lorenzo Alexander said during an appearance on One Bills Live. “A lot of guys have just dropped the balls. It definitely would’ve given us a big-time opportunity to have some opportunities to intercept the ball and get a pick six, or a couple pick sixes out of it to help our offense and put some points on the board.”’