'%20x='0'%20y='0'%20height='100%25'%20width='100%25'%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20xlink%3Ahref='data:image/jpg;base64,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'%3E%3C/image%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Former U.S. President Donald Trump hailed Buffalo Bills star quarterback Josh Allen during a recent interview. Trump attempted to buy the team four years before Allen was drafted by the Bills but was outbid by the current owners.
During a Tuesday conversation on 'Bussin' With the Boys', the 78-year-old politician recalled how Terry Pegula ended up buying the team and drafting Josh Allen a couple of years later.
"Nah, not close," he said when asked how close he was to buying the Bills. "The owner who got it is a very good man. I think he's done a great job."
Then, Trump spoke about the decision to pick Allen with the No. 7 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft.
"He [Terry Pegula] has done a great job, he made a great pick. He picked a great quarterback in Josh.
“He drafted a quarterback who was going to be the number one draft pick. Then he said things on the internet that weren’t good and they passed on him.
“So there were six teams that fired their scouting systems. So people passed on him for that. So number seven were the Bills. They picked him, they took him on an apology tour for a day and he ends up with one of the best quarterbacks.”
Eight years later, Allen has set several records while earning notable honors and awards. He's yet to make it to the Super Bowl, but the Buffalo Bills are still banking on him to take them to the promised land.
3 former star athletes interested in buying stakes in Buffalo Bills
10 years after Donald Trump failed to acquire control over the Buffalo Bills, three former star athletes are reportedly set to buy stakes in the organization.
Per Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams of Sportico, former NBA All-Stars Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady, who happen to be cousins, as well as former U.S. soccer star Jozy Altidore are engaged in talks to buy stakes in the Bills.
The Bills, worth $5.08 billion according to Sportico, are owned by Terry and Kim Pegula since they paid $1.4 million in 2014 to beat Trump and rock star Jon Bon Jovi. It's common to see athletes buying stakes in teams from different sports, and these three are about to join a prestigious group.
