The Buffalo Bills are making it rain for the reigning AP NFL Most Valuable Player.
Quarterback Josh Allen has agreed to a six-year deal worth $330 million with $250 million guaranteed that keeps him in Buffalo through 2030, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Sunday. The team later announced the pact.
Allen will now make $55 million per year after winning his first career MVP this past season, which is second behind only the Dallas Cowboys’ Dak Prescott ($60 million) for average annual value.
The three-time Pro Bowler is coming off a sensational season in which he threw for 3,731 yards and 28 touchdowns while rushing for 531 yards and 12 more scores, becoming the first NFL player to tally 40-plus total touchdowns in five consecutive seasons.
No doubt the straw that stirs Buffalo success, Allen led the Bills to their fifth straight AFC East title en route to an AFC Championship Game loss, once again in bitter fashion to the rival Kansas City Chiefs.
Allen was rewarded for his efforts with an MVP honor and, now, a massive raise.
His 26,434 passing yards and 195 touchdown tosses are third and second, respectively, in Buffalo team history. By the time he gets to 2030 -- or likely his next contract -- he should have rewritten those Bills record books.
There's no doubt Allen is the face of the Bills franchise and Sunday's news underscores that.