Not as if they weren’t before, but the Buffalo Bills are now financially all-in on quarterback Josh Allen after striking a monster deal on an extension.
When the Buffalo Bills drafted Josh Allen out of Wyoming, the perception was he would be a franchise quarterback; it turns out, he is all that and much more. As such, he is being rewarded with a contract extension and a massive one at that. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on Friday that Allen would be signed to a six-year extension worth $258 million with $150 million guaranteed.
Talk about a payday.
Josh Allen has only been in the league for a short period, and with it, he has performed at a high level, including this past season when he guided Buffalo to the #2 seed in the AFC and the AFC East Championship. Allen also won two playoff games, both of them at home and both in impressive fashion.
Although the goal of getting to the Super Bowl was denied in the AFC Championship, Allen has helped restore the Bills to prominence, a tag that they did not have since the early 1990s where they made four consecutive trips to the big game, only to fall short in all of them, most notably, wide right in 1990.
Josh Allen deserved his money, and the Buffalo Bills were wise to invest long-term.
Before he set foot in Orchard Park, Allen played his college football across the country at Wyoming, a school known for producing several underrated NFL players. In fact, before Allen, the school produced tight end Jay Novacek, who won Super Bowls with the Cowboys over the Bills and running back Jim Kiick, a cognisant of the 1972 Miami Dolphins undefeated season.
Now that Allen has signed his extension, it’s on the Bills organization to put the requisite pieces around him. A quarterback can overcome a lot in this day and age, but only if he has enough help around him. Given Allen’s physical skills, he has an excellent opportunity to do just that, and being financially secure for the long haul doesn’t hurt either.
The Buffalo Bills got it right when they took Josh Allen, and with this investment, they hope that sooner than later, a Lombardi trophy that was denied four times before will finally make its way to Orchard Park.