- Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen won the NFL’s Most Valuable Player award Thursday, Feb. 6. Backstage, Allen was moved to tears after a Buffalo children’s hospital sent him a video to say congratulations.
- Allen often volunteers his time at Buffalo’s Oishei Children’s Hospital.
- The video and Allen’s reaction to it have been viewed millions of times on social media.
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Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen would rather be playing in Sunday’s Super Bowl. But at the NFL Honors show Thursday, Feb. 6, Allen had an emotional night he won’t soon forget winning the league’s Most Valuable Player award.
The applause and congratulations were loud and clear as Allen accepted his MVP trophy. He clinched a close vote over last year’s winner, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson. Allen said he didn’t expect to beat Jackson but thanked his teammates during his acceptance speech.
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“We have such a great locker room in Buffalo, and it takes everybody from the equipment staff to the training room, to the strength staff, to Slick Rick in the mailroom, to the cafeteria upstairs,” Allen said. “It truly takes everybody to have team success, and I’m so fortunate to be a part of a great organization.”
He also thanked his parents and fiancée for their support, and the tears started flowing. However, that was nothing compared to what happened backstage. Patients from Buffalo’s Oishei Children’s Hospital sent Allen a video to say congratulations.
We’re all so proud of you.
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) February 7, 2025
Congratulations to our MVP, @JoshAllenQB. 🥹 #NFLHonors pic.twitter.com/DundQ1w9rG
Allen often volunteers at the Patricia Allen Pediatric Recovery Wing, named after his grandmother; he also hosts kids from the hospital at practice and games. During and after watching the four-minute video, Allen was in tears. Once he gathered himself, he had a thank you message of his own, for the kids.
Josh’s reaction to his MVP video is everything. 🥹#NFLHonors | #BillsMafia pic.twitter.com/chp5ubW95n
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) February 7, 2025
“My job is not that hard; I play football. What you guys have to go through and continue to fight through is much harder than I do, and I look up to you just as much as you look up to me. And I really appreciate that. Love you guys,” Allen said.
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen would rather be playing in Sunday’s Super Bowl. But at the NFL Honors show Thursday, Allen had an emotional night he won’t soon forget winning the league’s Most Valuable Player award. After some of the video you’re about to see – you’ll get a good sense of how it felt.
The applause and congratulations were loud and clear as Allen accepted his MVP award, winning a close vote over last year’s winner Lamar Jackson. Allen said he didn’t expect to beat Jackson but thanked his teammates during his acceptance speech.
“We have such a great locker room in Buffalo and it takes everybody from the equipment staff, to the training room, to the strength staff, to Slick Rick in the mailroom, to the cafeteria upstairs. It truly takes everybody to have team success and I’m so fortunate to be a part of a great organization.”
He also thanked his parents and fiancé for their support and the tears started flowing but that was nothing compared to what happened backstage. Patients from Buffalo’s Oishei Children’s Hospital sent Allen a video to say congratulations.
Allen often volunteers his time at the Patricia Allen Pediatric Recovery Wing, which is named after his grandmother; he also hosts kids from the hospital at practice and games.
During and after the four-minute video Allen was in tears. Once he gathered himself he had a Thank you message of his own, for the kids.
“My job is not that hard, I play football. What you guys have to go through and continue to fight through is much harder than I do and I look up to you just as much as you look up to me. And I really appreciate that. Love you guys”
I’m already voting for Allen as next year’s MVP. I hope you had the box of tissues ready. You can see the videos on X or Instagram, they have already been viewed millions of times. For Straight Arrow News, I’m Chris Francis.
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