Bills’ Sean McDermott drops blunt take on Josh Allen’s controversial return from hard head hit
The Buffalo Bills faced a tense moment on Sunday when star quarterback Josh Allen went down after being tackled and hitting his head on the turf during their game against the Houston Texans.
Allen appeared visibly shaken and remained on the field for several moments, causing concern among teammates and fans. Despite the scare, he was able to rise and make his way to the sideline under his own power. Eventually, he returned to the game but couldn’t lead the Bills to a win.
During his media availability session on Monday, Bills head coach Sean McDermott was asked about Allen’s status and he responded with what he was told from the team medical staff, via the Bills’ official X account.
“Josh was cleared and he went back in the game,” McDermott said in his news conference. “That’s what I know from our medical staff on the sideline.
When asked about the play calling that was unable to propel the Bills to a win over the Texans, McDermott explained that he wanted the ball in Allen’s hands.
“I’m not gonna get into that. I don’t think that’s relevant right now,” he said. “I gotta do a better job in that situation.”
“I love Josh with the ball in his hands,” McDermott said. “Efficient offense was the right approach there and I didn’t have us do that … I probably should have run it on the first play and just said, ‘Hey, where are we now?’ Either way, we’re probably gonna have to move the chains one time to not give them a chance.”
Meanwhile, Allen himself praised the aggressive playcalling from McDermott, via Athlon Sports:
“Being aggressive,” Allen said. “Coach is gonna trust us to go out there and do that. Obviously, we’d love to convert there.
“Hindsight is 20-20. We can go back and run it three times and who knows what the result is gonna be. But that’s how it played out.”
The Bills are off until next Monday evening when they take on the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium.
Josh Allen was reportedly woken up with smelling salts
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Allen, who was medically cleared to return to the game after a brief visit in the blue medical tent, was reportedly given a selling salt to revive him prior to his reinsertion into action.
The NFL is now facing criticism for this and was called out by former linebacker-turned-analyst Emmanuel Acho via his official X account:
“We all saw Josh Allen seemingly get knocked out, yet they just threw him a smelling salt and right back into the game,” he wrote. “As if that was going to undo any head trauma he just suffered.”
The NFL’s approach to managing head injuries has been under intense scrutiny for several years, and Josh Allen’s situation on Sunday night will undoubtedly contribute to ongoing concerns.
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