Chiefs’ Chris Jones feels Josh Allen deserves to become MVP this season over Lamar Jackson
Chris Jones publicly endorsed the Bills quarterback Josh Allen as the deserving candidate for the NFL MVP award over Lamar Jackson.
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Josh Allen and Chris Jones (Via Athlon Sports/Reuters)
Despite the long-standing rivalry, the Kansas City Chiefs have never fallen short in showing respect to the Buffalo Bills star quarterback, Josh Allen. Even after defeating them a fourth time in the playoffs, not once did any of the Chiefs’ players undermine Allen or the Bills. Chris Jones once again highlighted the mutual respect that exists between the Bills and Chiefs.
Allen is coming off one of the best seasons of his career leading the NFL MVP race for the majority of the season, however, the Baltimore Ravens’ Lamar Jackson seems to have surpassed his odds. As the NFL reaches its climax, the discussions surrounding who will take the MVP home are heating up.
While many analysts and fans have debated between Allen and Jackson, the potential future Hall of Famer Jones publicly endorsed the Bills quarterback as the deserving candidate for the league’s most prestigious individual honor this season, over the two-time NFL MVP Jackson.
Was the Bills organization the best? Absolutely respect their quarterback [Josh Allen]. I think he was the MVP this year and they got a heck of a team, man. I absolutely respect their head coach.
Chris Jones told the reporters
Rivalry aside, Chiefs' Chris Jones gives high praise to #Bills QB Josh Allen 👏 pic.twitter.com/3MlEoBRVof
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) February 4, 2025
This isn’t the first time Jones has showered high praise on Allen. Ahead of the AFC championship game, he appreciated the Bills quarterback by calling him a “warrior,” keeping aside the rivalry. Now as the MVP race draws a close, it would be interesting to see if Jones’ sentiments resonated with the voters to appreciate Allen’s standout season as he truly deserves.
Julian Edelman compares Josh Allen to Ben Roethlisberger
This season, the Bills not only lost to the Chiefs fourth time but Allen dropped to the highest playoff losses, tying with Aaron Rodgers. Yet, the quarterback was not blamed for another season’s failure. Legendary Julian Edelman even gave him high words of support by drawing a comparison with the youngest Super Bowl-winning quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger.
His story reminds me a lot of Ben Roethlisberger. Josh is just faster. Big Ben, when he was young, was manhandling guys. He was a large human being, and that’s what I feel to a whole another level because Josh can jump over you and he’s got a lot more speed.
Julian Edelman said about Josh Allen on Dudes on Dudes
The three-time Super Bowl champion believes a Patrick Mahomes-shaped demon has been created in the head of Allen, which he has to prevail in order to defeat the Chiefs. As the four playoff losses may appear as a significant setback but it isn’t the end of his career.
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