After another disappointing regular-season finish, Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen underwent a minor procedure on his injured right foot.
Allen’s foot injury was added to the list of other things aching or hurting on his body as the season progressed. He suffered the foot injury in Week 16 and carried it until the Bills were eliminated in the divisional round of the AFC playoffs. While the injury isn’t viewed as serious, it was enough for the team to schedule Allen to undergo surgery.
The surgery was to correct a fifth-metatarsal avulsion on Allen’s right foot. Allen’s outlook for recovery time is 8-10 weeks, which puts him right around mid-April barring any setbacks. This means he should be good for the offseason program and shouldn’t miss any time with the team.
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Buffalo’s offseason has been quite eventful already. With the news of Allen’s injury and need for surgery came the firing of head coach Sean McDermott. Since then, the franchise has promoted offensive coordinator Joe Brady to head coach and introduced him in his new position during a press conference on Thursday.
During the press conference, Allen was in attendance and gave his thoughts on how the season ended and subsequent moves following the loss to Denver.
“If I make one more play, that game in Denver, we’re probably not having this press conference right now,” Allen told reporters. “We’re probably not making a change. In all honesty, we’re probably getting ready to play another game.
“I’d be lying to you if I didn’t say I was still sick to my stomach about how the season ended.”
One season after making it to the AFC championship game and being one step away from the Super Bowl, Buffalo took a step back in 2025, which is what ultimately got McDermott canned after nine seasons.
In 2024, Allen won his first MVP award and had Buffalo on the cusp of a Super Bowl appearance. This season, Allen and the team fell off, and while it wasn’t a major slide, it was enough to force owner Terry Pegula to make a change.
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