Those who tuned in to the Buffalo Bills Week 3 Monday Night Football The duel with the Jacksonville Jaguars was definitely a success for the boys, as quarterback Josh Allen was simply incredible in his team’s dominant 47-10 victory. The signal-caller completed 77% of his passes for 263 yards and four scores, targeting ten different pass receivers throughout the game and effectively attacking all levels of the field.

He was simply outstanding, with both local and national fans and pundits praising his performance from the first kickoff. The betting markets even reacted in real time to his incredible performance, as he became the favorite for this year’s NFL MVP award midway through the game at BetMGM.

Four-time NBA MVP LeBron James was among those who responded to Allen’s performance on social media, tweeting midway through the first half, “I really like watching Josh Allen play football!” The post, which could perhaps best be described as a succinct summary of the collective attitude of Buffalo fans since 2018, predictably went viral, and the Bills’ passer was even asked about it after his team’s victory. He appreciated the praise and even revealed that he has been wearing the four-time NBA champion’s cleats in practice.

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“It’s pretty cool,” Allen said. “That’s why I wore LeBron’s cleats, the Fruity Pebbles, to practice. I’m a huge fan of his, and coming from him, one of the greatest, if not the greatest, NBA basketball players of all time, it’s pretty cool.”

This isn’t the first time the face of the NBA has voiced his support for Allen. In August, he defended the quarterback after an anonymous ESPN poll of 103 NFL players concluded that Allen was the league’s most overrated signal-caller. James commented in an Instagram post, “I GUARANTEE he’s at the top of the scouting report before playing offensively against Buffalo,” becoming one of several figures from around the sports world to come to Allen’s defense following the poll.

Although James was heralded as a future NBA superstar while still at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School, he was also quite productive on the football field and was being noticed by several prestigious programs when his head coach compared him to Randy Moss. Always considered the prince promised of basketball, James hung up his helmet fairly early in his high school years. Still, Allen is open to the idea of ​​James putting on a pair of cleats again and joining Buffalo’s offense as a tight end.

“We could throw him some fades,” Allen joked in his postgame media appearance. “I’d like that.”

The Bills’ go-to-eat-everyone offense has been quite productive in three games this year, with six different players hitting the jackpot on Monday alone. There’s no reason James can’t play in Buffalo’s offense if Allen throws him the ball. All jokes aside, Allen has had great success early on with his revamped weapon corps, and it looks like the 20-time NBA All-Star is enjoying his game from afar.

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