Bills sign Josh Allen to six-year, $258 million extension
Josh Allen has agreed to a six-year contract extension with the Buffalo Bills, reportedly worth $258 million with $150 million guaranteed.
The deal will keep Allen tied to the Bills through the 2028 season and will see him average an annual salary of $43 million.
Buffalo traded up to select Allen with the seventh overall pick in the 2018 draft, making the bet that his outstanding athletic gifts would translate to NFL success despite concerns over his accuracy.
That looked like a questionable move over the first two years of his career, despite a playoff appearance in the 2019 season.
However, Allen took a spectacular leap forward in 2020, leading the Bills on a run to the AFC Championship Game, where they lost to the Kansas City Chiefs.
Having failed to complete 60 percent of his passes in 2018 or 2019, Allen posted a completion percentage of 69.2 in 2020, throwing for 4,544 yards, 37 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions.
Allen’s completion percentage, passing yardage, and passing touchdowns all marked single-season records for the Bills. He also set franchise records for 300-yard games (8) and total touchdowns (46).
Per Stats Perform data, Allen was the seventh-best quarterback in the NFL when it came to delivering an accurate, well-thrown ball. He recorded a well-thrown percentage of 80.5 and was ninth in air yards per attempt among quarterbacks with at least 200 passes, averaging 8.92.
Yet the Bills were ultimately second-best to the Chiefs by a wide margin, losing 38-24 in the AFC title game. Buffalo starts their campaign to go one better in 2021 with a Week 1 encounter against the Pittsburgh Steelers on September 12.
