Scottsdale, Arizona – Josh Allen's love football fans are far beyond the cold range of western New York. He is a hot topic at the WM Phoenix Open in Arizona and is more than 2,000 miles from where Orchard Park produced countless highlight-worthy theatre.
Many PGA Tour pros, especially Jordan Spieth and Keith Mitchell, spoke about how they worship Allen after he won the NFL MVP award for the first time in his career.
“He's my favorite player, and perhaps in any sport right now, he's definitely my favorite footballer,” Spieth said.
“He's just a great guy, so that clearly means a lot. But I wish he was playing on Sundays, and I know he's going to do that too. ”
of course, Kansas City Chiefs He eliminated Allen and the Bills from the playoffs for the fourth time in five seasons, sending the Burmafia all back into seasonal depression. Two weeks ago, Patrick Mahomes and The Chiefs prevented Buffalo from reaching their first Super Bowl for the first time in 31 years, beating the Bills 32-29 in the AFC Championship. The Chief is competing for the third straight Super Bowl title Philadelphia Eagles on sunday.
Despite this, Allen has won an MVP award and is a favorite of millions of fans across the country. This includes Spieth, who played with him in the past at AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
“I love the way he talks about his team. I love how he fights. I think he's clearly an incredible quarterback, but he's a good guy too.” Spieth added.
“He's a better guy than I thought. Yeah, why don't you like watching him play? How about that lateral this year? He plays backyard soccer with his peers. It looks like there is.
Meanwhile, Mitchell has partnered with Allen of Pebble Beach on several occasions. However, the former Georgia Bulldog doesn't want to play with him again until he retires. Mitchell really wants Allen to lead Buffalo to the Super Bowl and, given AT&T Pebble Beach Proam Falls the week before the big game, if Allen leads Buffalo to the promised land, this event You need to miss it.
“There are a lot of great players in the NFL. It's about how he carries his team and how his team respects him and his talent. That's obvious. I'll do it,” Mitchell said.
“Hopefully he can work on a golf game a bit in the next few months and then play a few rounds. But I hope he won't see him again at Pebble Beach. .”
Jack Mirco is a golf staff writer who plays SB Nation. Follow him with x @jack_milko.
