Bills QB Josh Allen embracing leadership amid veteran departures
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Amid all of the changes that have come to the Buffalo Bills this offseason and with the draft still less than a week away, quarterback Josh Allen remains a vital constant for the organization.
Of the eight team captains on the 2023 Bills, six are not currently with the team. The two remaining are Allen and Von Miller. While there has been plenty of focus on what Allen can accomplish on the field, his role off of it is continuing to evolve.
Allen, as coach Sean McDermott described on Thursday, is and has been “the leader of our football team. He’s the face of the franchise.”
Allen being the cornerstone of the organization isn’t a new development, but the leadership that role encompasses is something Allen is looking at this offseason now that the long-standing leaders alongside him, such as Jordan Poyer, Micah Hyde, Mitch Morse and Stefon Diggs, are no longer with the team.
Allen, who turns 28 next month, has said he leads by example, something that he has done throughout his career and often says authenticity is an important aspect of leadership. He will be entering his seventh NFL season, this one under new full-time offensive coordinator Joe Brady — the third of his NFL career — and sees a chance to evolve in the significant role he already holds for the Bills.
“I think it’s an opportunity for myself to grow as a leader and to bring along some of these young guys and new guys that we’ve brought into our team,” Allen said on Thursday. “That’s an opportunity, frankly, that I’m very excited about. It’s something that’s going to be very challenging, but I’m very willing to do it.
