‘The Bills quarterback, though, may have touched the money: After the Davis TD, Allen found his wide receiver and said, “Four touchdowns to send us to the AFC championship? Let’s go!”‘
Archives for January 2022
Josh Allen declines invitation to play in Pro Bowl
‘Allen has turned down the request to play this year after Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson had to be scratched due to an ankle injury.’
Report: Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen declines invitation to play in Pro Bowl to rest and recover
‘Left tackle Dion Dawkins and wide receiver Stefon Diggs were voted to represent the Bills on the AFC Pro Bowl roster this year, Allen and eight other players were named as alternates.’
Bills QB Josh Allen declines to be an alternate in the Pro Bowl
‘Allen is passing up a sizable paycheck by skipping the game – players get $80,000 if they’re on the winning team and $40,000 if they’re on the losing team – although those game checks pale in comparison to the more than $20 million he was paid this season after signing a contract extension with the most guaranteed money in NFL history.’
Highest-selling Josh Allen card to date sells for $264,000
‘That value is mirrored in the new record sales made for his trading cards.’
Bills GM Brandon Beane ready to make big decisions, bolster roster
‘The Bills have over a dozen players on the verge of free agency, most notably Harrison Phillips, who, in my opinion, should be top priority. Ryan Bates, Levi Wallace, Emmanuel Sanders and Jerry Hughes are among several other names.’
Allen says no to Pro Bowl
‘Josh Allen officially said no thanks to the Pro Bowl on Thursday morning.’
Josh Allen turns down Pro Bowl invitation
‘Allen, who was named an alternate, was offered the chance to play as the Ravens’ Lamar Jackson is apparently out due to injury.’
Josh Allen announced he will not play in the 2022 Pro Bowl as an alternate
‘Allen released the following statement via ESPN’s Chris Mortensen saying he will not attend this year’s game as an alternate in order to rest and recover from the 2021 season.’
Analysis: Why Brandon Beane believes the 2021 season was still a step in the right direction
‘“I don’t think it’s a step back,” Beane said Wednesday during a marathon, 71-minute end-of-season news conference. “It’s a good question. You go through adversity and various things happen during each season. Sometimes you’re in a funk or you lose the wrong players at the wrong time.”’
Bills GM Brandon Beane ‘would anticipate’ WR Cole Beasley being back
‘“Cole, he’s still under contract so we didn’t, I didn’t sit down with Cole at the end and see where he was at or things like that. But I would anticipate Cole being back,” Beane said.’
Despite an earlier playoff exit, Brandon Beane does not believe Bills took step back
‘“It’s painful, and for people to show up at the airport at three in the morning (following the heartbreaking 42-36 loss to the Chiefs), I don’t know what the temperature was, but I wanted to hug them all.”’
Bills GM still ‘sick to my stomach’ about Chiefs game: 7 takeaways from Brandon Beane’s press conference
‘Although the Bills were eliminated a round earlier this season, Beane doesn’t look at it like the team took a step back. After losing both games to the Chiefs in 2020 and getting outplayed in the AFC title game, the Bills proved they can hang with the Chiefs this year. They almost beat them twice on the road.’
Former Pro Bowl TE second guesses decision to not play with Josh Allen, Bills
‘“I’ll tell you what and I’ll give you a little insight,” Olsen told Portnoy. “When I chose to go to Seattle to play with Russell, obviously because of how good he is, I look back now when I made that decision of just how good Josh Allen now two years after that decision and I think all the time what could have been in Buffalo. All my coaches were there, my tight end coach was there, (Sean) McDermott who was with us in Carolina… I sit and watch these last two playoff runs and again I don’t regret it. Playing with Russ and that whole thing made so much sense at the time and I don’t look back on it, but the coulda, shoulda, woulda… Two years ago you go to Buffalo with all your old people from the Panthers… He, in essence, was MVP last year after last year being up and down… I could have made the wrong decision.”’
Larry David: Bills didn’t have chance to comeback because of ‘ridiculous’ OT rules
‘David appeared on “The Rich Eisen Show” this week and said the NFL should change the overtime rules because it’s “not fair” that both teams aren’t given a chance with the ball in overtime.’