Josh Allen

It's been awesome.

He's my locker mate.

We go actually way back.

We sat next to each other at the rookie premiere signing Panini cards and autograph cards next to each other.

He's really one of the guys and obviously it's a really natural relationship that we have and he fits in this locker room extremely well and very talkative with the guys and, you know, just very excited to work with him.

I want to thank Brandon Bean.

So much respect for this interview process and how you handled it, starting it and treating it.

I've been fortunate to be in some of these interviews before, and that was the most intense interview I've ever been in.

And I mean that with everything.

Oh, boy.

There's a lot of emotion going on yesterday.

Josh did not toss me any alley-oops, I can tell you that.

It was impressive, even the questions that he asked and the vision that he was kind of talking through.

It's

How many times did you bring this up on yesterday's show?

Well, yeah, it means nothing.

Oh, I do, actually, yes.

He's talking about the environment, the rivalry after the Islanders sweep the season series 4-0.

All right, what's up?

I'm not really an opening statement guy, but I will open with this statement.