Bills QB Josh Allen is skipping work to play Pebble Beach

If you’re studying this website, likelihood is you’ve referred to as out of work to play golf.

Some of these tales is perhaps value telling — and a few positively aren’t — however Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen’s story this week in all probability takes the cake.

As among the best gamers within the AFC, Allen was named to the Pro Bowl roster final month. The Pro Bowl is so much completely different than it used to be, having been diminished due to damage danger and lack of participant curiosity. This yr, there will probably be a abilities competitors as an alternative of a recreation and the AFC’s greatest quarterback (Patrick Mahomes) received’t be there in any respect due to Super Bowl obligations.

ESPN reported Tuesday morning Allen wouldn’t be taking part in Pro Bowl festivities and would changed by Tyler Huntley due to an “elbow injury.” And whereas this Steelers fan is extra involved about how a Ravens backup quarterback bought an alternate invite earlier than Kenny Pickett did, NFL followers is perhaps skeptical of Allen’s opt-out reasoning.

Allen has handled an elbow damage for the higher a part of the final three months, nevertheless it’s truthful to query of that’s actually the rationale he’s pulling out of the showcase. That’s as a result of on Saturday, he was introduced as one of many movie star rivals for this week’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

The first set of occasions for the brand new weeklong Pro Bowl format begins Thursday in Las Vegas whereas the Pro-Am will get underway the identical day on the Monterey Peninsula.

Which would you select?

Allen has been no stranger to golf lately. He performed at Pebble Beach in final yr’s Pro-Am and took half on this previous summer season’s version of Capitol One’s The Match with fellow QBs Mahomes, Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers. The 6-foot-5 Wyoming product additionally dressed up as Phil Mickelson for Halloween 2021.

He additionally hasn’t proven a lot curiosity in taking part in within the Pro Bowl, having declined an invite final yr.

The subsequent time you name in sick for work, will you’ve got nearly as good of a narrative as taking part in Pebble Beach on nationwide TV? We doubt it.

Jack Hirsh

Golf.com Editor

Jack Hirsh is an assistant editor at GOLF. A Pennsylvania native, Jack is 2020 graduate of Penn State University, incomes levels in broadcast journalism and political science. He was captain of his highschool golf staff and nonetheless *tries* to stay aggressive in native amateurs. Before becoming a member of GOLF, Jack spent two years working at a TV station in Bend, Oregon, primarily as Multimedia Journalist/reporter, but additionally producing, anchoring and even presenting the climate. He will be reached at jack.hirsh@golf.com.