The Facts: Allen, who turns 25 next month, started four games for Washington before he fractured an ankle. Allen’s season ended on injured reserve. Allen underwent surgery but expects to be fully healthy for the start of training camp. He currently is wearing only a brace on his ankle. “I’ll be ready,” Allen said Friday during an Instagram Live, via NBC Sports Washington. “Today marked 12 weeks since my surgery, so I think cautiously full recovery is 20 weeks so probably another eight weeks.”

Diehards Line: The Washington Football Team is exploring all its options in trying to find a starting quarterback for 2021. Alex Smith, Allen and Taylor Heinecke all merit consideration. Allen, an exclusive rights free agent, followed Ron Rivera from Carolina in a trade last offseason. He replaced Dwayne Haskins as the team’s starter in Week 5. Allen completed 69 percent of his passes for 610 yards with four touchdowns and an interception. But Washington won only one of his four starts. Drew Brees Renogiates Contract In A Move That Adds To Evidence QB Will Retire https://www.nfl.com/news/saints-renegotiate-qb-drew-brees-contract-frees-up-cap-space-in-2021 As the world continues to wait for an update on Brees, the Saints made an important move regarding the veteran's contract. New Orleans renegotiated Brees' contract to drop his base salary in 2021 to the minimum, NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported Friday, per an informed source. The club can now keep him on the roster past June 1 while drastically reducing his 2021 cap hit. Pelissero noted that the Saints will now carry a roughly $12 million cap charge for Brees, rather than the $36 million-plus it would've intially cost the team. An additional $11.5M would hit the cap in 2022, he added. The move frees up about $24M for the Saints which will be crucial in an offseason where many teams will be cap-strapped. It's been expected for months that the 41-year-old will eventually announce his retirement. In the meantime, Brees, who is no stranger to restructuring his contract for his team's benefit, made sure to do the Saints one more solid by spreading the cap impact should he decide to call it quits.