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'The Summer of Josh': What's 'Stache Season' Bills MVP Allen Plan for 2025 Encore?
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Let's call it "The Summer of Josh.''

The buzz from the offseason as it regards Josh Allen of the Buffalo Bills?

It's nearly all good.

Deep playoff run. MVP. A new marriage to actress/singer Hailee Steinfeld.

So what does Josh have planned for an encore?

Well, first up is ... handshakes?

"They're easy to remember, there's nothing too complex, to be honest", Allen said this offseason when asked about his ritual with teammates. "I just lean on the players and what they like to do and what they like to see."

Allen's bonding handshakes have already been featured on HBO's Hard Knocks, and will likely become a trademark of the show ...

As will his new mustache.

Allen's show-stopping 2024 season during which he won that title of NFL MVP almost can't be topped ... on an individual level.

And on a personal level? It's hard to beat Josh's relationship - and Bills Mafia's relationship with Hailee, who has taken on the "Queen of Buffalo'' nickname.

Steinfeld, who most recently had a standout performance in “Sinners,'' a hit film feature which made more than $300 million while in theaters and is a hopeful entry for "Best Picture'' at the Academy Awards, is more than just Josh's sweetheart.

Allen had this to say about Hailee: “They’ve all been big (moments), none other than marrying my best friend, and she makes everything easier, So ... I don’t really focus on the other stuff. That was the most important decision I’ll make in my life and I made the right one.”

A billboard in the city celebrates the pairing, as it reads, “The Queen City has a New Queen. Congratulations, Josh and Hailee.”

And now we head into Allen's NFL eighth season ... with the Bills having a Super Bowl shot at making him a king.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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