The Buffalo Payments have been just lately shuffling (dismantling?) their roster round star quarterback Josh Allen, main a preferred New York radio host to implore the New York Giants to inquire about Allen’s availability.
Evan Roberts of WFAN recommended on the air that Giants basic supervisor Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll — who each got here from Buffalo — a minimum of verify in with the Payments on their plans for Allen, who he claims desires out of Buffalo for an even bigger market to appease his girlfriend, actress/singer Hailee Steinfeld.
“Josh doesn’t have any toys anymore. Josh ain’t completely satisfied,” Roberts stated. “Josh doesn’t need to stay in Buffalo anymore. Josh has a girlfriend who would quite store on Fifth Avenue in New York Metropolis than waste time in that rest room bowl often called Buffalo.
“Name up your buddy, Joe, and say ‘What up’ about Josh Allen. ‘Is he obtainable? As a result of when you’re sinking this ship…now we have the sixth choose within the draft. We now have Daniel Jones. We’ve acquired different belongings. We’ll assist you to together with your rebuild, and we’ll assist out Josh Allen.’
“Schoen’s gotta choose up the telephone and ask about Josh Allen. Why not?”
Why not? Loads of causes. First could be the price. The Giants must commerce for Allen and, as wealthy a franchise as they’re, in all probability would nonetheless fall wanting what the Payments would need in return.
Secondly, the notion that Allen desires out of Buffalo is “full fiction,” says Ralph Ventre of Payments Central.
The person has finished nothing however embrace the area and its followers since being drafted. To not point out, what basic supervisor in his proper thoughts would commerce away a soon-to-be 28-year-old franchise quarterback beneath contract at lower than $50 million per 12 months? In response to Spotrac, Allen’s deal carries a decrease common annual worth than that of Deshaun Watson, Joe Burrow, Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson.
Ventre factors out that the Payments’ newest roster purge (traded All-Professional large receiver Stefon Diggs to Houston this week) is simply a part of the fixed circulation of personnel groups undergo and are merely rebuilding, which is regular.
He additionally reminded us that Buffalo was a 10-win crew and playoff contender earlier than Diggs’ arrival in 2020.
The Payments are merely ridding themselves of getting old veterans with hefty worth tags. It’s a youth motion to make sure wage cap flexibility in 2025.
In the meantime, Buffalo returns eight offensive starters and eight defensive starters from a crew that gained a fourth consecutive AFC East division crown this previous January. In Roberts’ imaginary world, nonetheless, that’s referred to as a “storage sale.”
Overlook Josh Allen. He’s untouchable. Particularly now that the Payments are constructing a state-of-the-art stadium, to be opened in 2026.
Any further speak about Allen to the Giants is meant to drive engagement for private acquire and nothing extra. It’s a fantasy created to fill house and create content material through the dry time main as much as the 2024 NFL draft.
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