Bills' Josh Allen expects to be ready for OTAs after foot surgery - ESPN

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Josh Allen's walk up to his front row seat for new Buffalo Bills head coach Joe Brady's news conference Thursday was not a fast one.

Allen was on crutches with his right foot in a walking boot following surgery Monday morning in Birmingham, Alabama. The surgery was done on a broken bone in his foot — the fifth metatarsal. Allen, 29, said that the injury stemmed from an older incident that he aggravated in a Week 16 win over the Cleveland Browns. He did not miss any playing time due to the injury.

While the reigning MVP described the injury as painful over the weeks, he said that he would find a way to play if they had a game this week.

Allen did have to decline his appearance at the Pro Bowl Games due to injury.

«It's a little painful right now, but it wasn't a crazy surgery,» Allen said. «So not too long [of a recovery]. OTAs, I'll be back and shouldn't hinder anything.»

The impact of the Bills season coming to a close with an overtime loss to the Denver Broncos in the divisional round, and the aftershocks that it created — namely the firing of coach Sean McDermott, are still being felt by Allen. He said that he found out about McDermott's firing via a phone call from owner Terry Pegula shortly after walking up and then called McDermott himself immediately after.

«I've got nothing but love and respect for coach McDermott,» Allen said. «The last eight seasons, eight years of my life, he's been through ups and downs of me as a player, as a person, he's seen me grow up in a sense,… we've had a lot of success here and I'd be lying to you if I'm sitting here saying that I feel like I didn't have a part in it because if I make one more play that game in Denver, we're probably not having this press