Bills' Josh Allen gushes about young playmaker that made the most of his opportunity with unbelievable play
Sunday was a good day for Buffalo, to put it mildly. A 40-14 shellacking of the New York Jets will always feel good for Bills fans. Josh Allen put together another dominant performance to build his MVP case, and the defense continued to generate turnovers. It was such a blowout that Buffalo had an opportunity to […]
Sunday was a good day for Buffalo, to put it mildly. A 40-14 shellacking of the New York Jets will always feel good for Bills fans. Josh Allen put together another dominant performance to build his MVP case, and the defense continued to generate turnovers.
It was such a blowout that Buffalo had an opportunity to cycle in some depth players to give them some playing time. Wide receiver Tyrell Shavers, a preseason fan favorite, caught his first career pass and decided he was just going to keep running all the way to the end zone.
Shavers did everything he could in training camp and the preseason to fight for a spot on the 53-man roster, but ultimately it didn't work out. He stuck around on the practice squad, and was elevated for Sunday's game. It was a simple screen pass, but Shavers effectively wove in and out of traffic and put on the afterburners to turn his first career catch into a touchdown.
"The joy that our team felt from that was pretty special," Allen said after the game. "He's been a guy that's just continued to get better and work extremely hard. He's a locker room guy. Everybody loves him, you know, from being cut after training camp, being on the [practice] squad, being called up, and then to go make a play like that. That was a special moment for him, but I think it was a special moment for the team, because we understand how hard he works, that the time that he puts into his craft, to learn the playbook. He knows every position. You can't help but root for a guy that continues to work hard, and we're just happy that he made a play."
Allen was gushing about his young, speedy wide receiver. Whether or not Shavers goes on to have many more opportunities in his NFL career, it's always great to see a guy continue to work for his dreams and capitalize on his moment. Who knows, maybe this was enough for him to get a few more looks from the coaching staff.
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