Josh Allen breaks silence on Stefon Diggs departure from Bills amidst ugly fallout talks: “Don’t get paid to make changes on the team”

Stefon Diggs was traded to the Houston Texans, pointing to a possible breakdown of his relationship with Josh Allen.

Josh Allen breaks silence on Stefon Diggs departure from Bills amidst ugly fallout talks: “Don’t get paid to make changes on the team”

Josh Allen finally breaks his silence after Stefon Diggs departure (image via Imago)

Since the beginning of the off-season, the major question surrounding the Buffalo Bills was what happened between Josh Allen and Stefon Diggs. Allen’s relationship with his now-former receiver was the talk of the NFL world. Now after all this while, the star quarterback finally breaks his silence.

With NFL teams going into their first round of media interviews, all eyes and ears were waiting for Josh Allen. Naturally, the question regarding Diggs happened to be the one everyone wanted to hear.

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It's definitely hard to part ways with a guy that's been very instrumental in our success here over the last four years. Obviously, I wish we can keep everybody. You know, we've made a lot of changes this offseason, lost a lot of veteran leadership, Stef being one of them. I don't get paid to make changes on the team.
Josh Allen said

Allen was clear that Stefon Diggs was a huge reason he has blossomed into one of the best players at his position. He was appreciative of what Diggs has done for him over the years. But insisted that he had nothing to do with his receiver’s exit.

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Stefon Diggs helped Allen unlock his full potential during the 4 years he caught Allen’s passes in Buffalo. How else could one explain the 7th overall pick throwing over for over 4000 yards in every season Diggs was his primary receiver.

However, their dwindling relationship status was visible from the outbursts from both sides on the field. So much so, that questions surrounded how the Bills were handling the two biggest egos in the locker room.

Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills upcoming season

Josh Allen is in a bit of a predicament this upcoming season. His Buffalo Bills have had to let go of several veteran stars to fix their salary cap mess. However, the Pro Bowl quarterback will miss his superstar wide receiver the most. Diggs had 4 straight seasons catching at least 100 passes from Allen.

Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills off-season raised more questions
Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills off-season raised more questions (image via Imago)

The Bills do not have sufficient cap space to sign major players. They will be looking to draft a wide receiver to help Allen negate the loss in production Diggs’ departure creates. However, what they are counting on is for the current roster to step up and fill the holes their off-season cuts have left.

It is not easy to recover after losing so many Pro-Bowl caliber players in one off-season. The Buffalo Bills had to do whatever was necessary. However, the biggest onus falls on Josh Allen to ensure the Bills do not slip into mediocrity.

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