Former President Donald Trump stated that Buffalo Payments quarterback Josh Allen was going to be the no. 1 total decide within the 2018 NFL Draft if it weren’t for offensive posts that surfaced shortly earlier than the draft started.
Allen had posts surfacing from when he was 16 and 17 years outdated that included the usage of the N-word and a publish that stated, “if it ain’t White, it ain’t proper,” in keeping with Yahoo Sports activities.
The now 28-year-old has since apologized for these posts and is within the midst of his seventh season with the Payments.
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Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks throughout an interview with Bloomberg Information Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait throughout an occasion with the Financial Membership of Chicago on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024 in Chicago. (AP Picture/Evan Vucci)
“(The Payments) drafted a quarterback who was going to be the primary draft decide, after which he stated issues on the web that weren’t good, you perceive that, and he stated, and so they handed him,” Trump stated throughout a current look on Barstool Sports activities’ “Bussin’ With The Boys.”
“(Josh Allen is) an thrilling quarterback too, however an excellent one, and so, he was going to be primary, after which they discovered issues they didn’t like, and other people handed on him for that, after which so quantity seven was the Payments, fairly positive it was quantity seven’s proper? And No. 7 was the Payments, and (proprietor Terry Pegula) picked him, and he took him round on an apology tour for a day, and he finally ends up with the top-of-the-line quarterbacks, which was fairly good,” Trump stated.
The Cleveland Browns had the primary total decide, and as an alternative chosen quarterback Baker Mayfield out of Oklahoma. Mayfield spent 4 seasons with the Browns earlier than they moved on from their former prime decide, changing him with Deshaun Watson.
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Buffalo Payments quarterback Josh Allen, #17, celebrates after throwing a landing move to tight finish Dawson Knox, #88, through the first half of an NFL soccer recreation in opposition to the New York Jets in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. (AP Picture/Adam Starvation)
As Allen slid down the draft boards, the Payments traded two second-round picks and swapped first spherical picks with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to maneuver as much as the seventh total decide to take Allen out of Wyoming.
Allen is a two-time Professional Bowler and has led the Payments to the playoffs every of the final 5 seasons.
The star quarterback performed properly within the Payments win over the New York Jets on “Monday Night time Soccer,” finishing 19–25 passes for 215 yards and two passing touchdowns whereas additionally speeding for a landing.
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Buffalo Payments quarterback Josh Allen, #17, throws a move in opposition to the New York Jets through the second half at MetLife Stadium. (Ed Mulholland-Imagn Photos)
The win moved the Payments to 4-2 on the season and into first place within the AFC East.
The Payments will look to construct on their win after they play the Tennessee Titans at dwelling subsequent week on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.
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