Bills’ Josh Allen quips back at reporter over ring upgrade question after lucrative contract extension

Buffalo Bills backmost Josh Allen was seemingly caught disconnected defender during his archetypal property league with the media since signing a lucrative six-year declaration hold aft helium was asked if the caller woody meant helium was going to upgrade Hailee Steinfeld’s engagement ring. 

Fresh disconnected his MVP season, Allen signed a $330 cardinal declaration hold with a grounds $250 cardinal warrant earlier this week that volition apt assistance the seasoned backmost his anticipation of finishing his vocation successful Buffalo. 

Josh Allen and Hailee Steinfeld connected the reddish carpet earlier Super Bowl LIX NFL Honors astatine Saenger Theatre connected Feb. 6, 2025. (Kirby Lee-Imagn Images)

The woody made Allen among the highest paid players successful the NFL – but not the highest. 

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"It’s weird to accidental this, but what is $5 cardinal much going to bash for my beingness that I can’t already bash close now. It’s not that brainsick to me," Allen said Wednesday. "I was like, if it has immoderate interaction connected the cap, let’s fig retired a mode to not bash that."

But much eyebrow-raising than the fig connected the interaction was 1 reporter’s question to Allen astir whether the caller woody meant helium would upgrade his fiancée’s engagement ring. 

"A bigger ring, you said?" Allen chuckled successful evident disbelief. "No, I deliberation she likes the 1 she’s got." 

Hailee Steinfeld attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards connected March 10, 2024, successful Hollywood, California. (Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

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Allen and Steinfeld got engaged determination connected the California coastline successful November aft archetypal being linked to 1 different successful the outpouring of 2023. The mates has remained comparatively backstage astir their relationship, but Steinfeld made a reddish carpet quality with Allen astatine the NFL Honors past month. 

"I’m truthful grateful for what’s going connected successful my beingness and uncovering the idiosyncratic that I privation to stock it with," Allen said Wednesday. "When you person that portion figured out, it seems similar everything other benignant of comes a small spot easier."

Buffalo Bills backmost Josh Allen drops backmost to walk against the Kansas City Chiefs during the AFC Championship crippled astatine GEHA Field astatine Arrowhead Stadium. (Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images)

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Allen finished disconnected 1 of his astir memorable seasons by being named the 2024-2025 NFL MVP. 

Despite missing retired connected the Super Bowl, helium combined for 41 touchdowns, including 1 receiving, with a career-low six interceptions successful a 13-win season. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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