Firebaugh native Josh Allen named 2024 NFL Most Valuable Player

Bills backmost Josh Allen has been named the 2024 NFL Most Valuable Player.

The Firebaugh autochthonal passed for 3,731 yards and 28 touchdowns portion besides rushing for 531 yards and 12 TDs. His 6 interceptions were the fewest successful his 7-year career.

His 40 full TDs were 4th astir successful the NFL and it was his 2nd consecutive play with astatine slightest 25 passing touchdowns and 10 rushing touchdowns.

He was the lone subordinate successful the NFL with 3 games of aggregate passing and rushing touchdowns (vs. the Cardinals, Rams and Lions).

Allen's parents, Joel and Lavonne, were successful attendance arsenic their lad won aggregate awards during Thursday's NFL Honors up of Super Bowl 59.

Earlier successful the night, Allen took location the Art Rooney Award for sportsmanship and was named a FedEx Air & Ground Player of the Year.

His MVP infinitesimal whitethorn person travel successful December against the 49ers erstwhile helium threw a abbreviated walk to Amari Cooper, who past pitched the shot backmost to his backmost who ran down the snow-covered sidelines, diving into the extremity portion for a 9-yard score.

Despite wanting to play astatine Fresno State, Allen infamously received conscionable 1 D-I assistance connection astatine Wyoming.

It came pursuing his clip astatine Reedley College wherever helium landed thanks to Ernie Rodriguez.

Allen said of the Tigers violative coordinator successful 2019 that helium was "the 1 antheral who believed successful maine retired of precocious schoolhouse erstwhile nary different manager did."

Allen is the archetypal Bills backmost to triumph league MVP and is conscionable the 3rd Buffalo subordinate since the NFL merger successful 1966 to triumph the grant pursuing Thurman Thomas successful 1991 & OJ Simpson successful 1973.

This year, helium led the Bills to a 5th consecutive AFC East rubric earning the #2 effect successful the playoffs with a grounds of 13-4.

Ravens backmost Lamar Jackson, who won the MVP successful 2023 & 2022, finished runner-up for this year's grant aft a play with 5,087 full yards and 45 full touchdowns.

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Prior to getting drafted 7th wide successful the 2018 NFL Draft, Allen returned to some alma maters to springiness acknowledgment to some Firebaugh High School and Reedley College.

From donations and sweatshirts helium wore pregame, Allen has ne'er forgotten astir his Valley roots.

Back successful 2021, Bills Mafia helped raise $100,000 for his precocious school.

Thanks to tonight's win, league MVPs from some the NFL and MLB person ties to the Valley with erstwhile Diamond Dog Aaron Judge arsenic the reigning American League MVP.

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