Bills QB Josh Allen clarifies perceived dig at former teammates - ESPN

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen clarified on Wednesday that his recent positive comments toward his current teammates were not digs or in any way directed at his former teammates.

Some of what Allen said in his postgame news conference following the team's 47-10 win in Week 3 over the Jacksonville Jaguars was perceived by some people online and on sports talk shows as referring to people who used to be on the Bills, specifically now-Houston Texans wide receiver Stefon Diggs.

Allen's clarifying remarks came in response to a question about how encouraging it is to see the team embrace the offense's "everybody eats" philosophy this year, which stresses that everyone can be involved in the offense at any time and has players focusing on every route like they will be targeted.

«I know there's a lot of people talking out there, again, I'm not trying to tear down anybody,» Allen said on Wednesday. «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.»

When he was asked what he was referring to, Allen said, «You know what I mean. You know what I mean. Whether it's former players...»

He was then asked whether by that he meant Diggs specifically. «Yeah, and again, I love 14, I still do. But everyone wants to keep making this thing a thing. We're so focused on what's going on inside of our building and that's the only thing we're caring about right now.»

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