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Terrelle Pryor to Start in Oakland Raiders’ Final Preseason Game

Posted byBy ABS Contributor | Published on: | Updated on March 25, 2016 CommentsComments (0)

Terrelle Pryor will get a shot at the Oakland Raiders’ starting quarterback job.

Coach Dennis Allen said Sunday that Pryor will start their final preseason game Thursday against the Seattle Seahawks. Allen added that QB Matt Flynn, who has been struggling, won’t play in the game, which leave an opening for Pryor to shine in his first start.

“It’s probably more of a precautionary measure on my part than it is anything else,” Allen said. “We’ll get a chance to see Terrelle this week with the first-unit offense up against Seattle, and we’ll see how he does.”

The two quarterbacks have been in a tight quarterback competition since the beginning of the Raiders’ training camp.

Flynn took a slight lead and has been the starter throughout camp, but since he has shown signs of inconsistencies, Pryor has been pushed to start the struggling Raiders offense.

“Coach told me what the deal was, that Matt wasn’t playing on Friday and he wanted me to jump with the first team and lead them into Seattle,” Pryor said. “I’m definitely not all the way there in terms of the playbook and in terms of just being a quarterback out there. Don’t get me wrong, I can lead if I was called upon to do it. I’m just out there getting better and trying to get in sync with the guys.”

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