Bills' Josh Allen insists 'stats' comment wasn't a shot at Stefon Diggs

Josh Allen has thrived in the Buffalo Bills' first three games in the post-Stefon Diggs era, but he doesn't want to tear down his former teammate and wants to make it clear that he has respect for the star receiver.

When he met with reporters on Wednesday, Allen clarified comments he made following Buffalo's 47-10 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars about the success of the team's offense, which some viewed as shots at Diggs.

"I know there's a lot of people talking out there. Again, I'm not trying to tear down anybody," Allen said. "I've loved everybody that I've played with, and you don't have to tear other people down to build each other up. And we're building each other up right now and that's all we're trying to do and trying to stay together as a team. We're really caring about each other and everybody in this building's got that feeling."

After throwing a touchdown pass to four different receivers in Monday's win, Allen said that the Bills offense has had an "everybody eats mentality." He later made a comment about Buffalo players being selfless and not caring about their individual stats.

"It's a fun and wonderful thing when you got a bunch of guys that don't care about the stats, they don't care about the touchdowns," Allen told reporters on Monday. "And again, I think throughout practice we just had this mindset of, like, 'Hey let's just do things the right way and find ways to win football games.' That's what we're doing right now."

There were several rumored reasons why the Bills opted to trade Diggs to the Houston Texans in April, a move that seemed to be a bit of a surprise. But Diggs had worn the Bills' patience thin due to his antics, The Athletic previously reported. For instance, Diggs took a perceived