After the Bills finished their first practice, Allen sat down with reporters for his first news conference of training camp.The questions and answers were routine and mostly focused on all that is new with the club – new season, new coach, new schemes, new stadium.JOSH ALLEN RECALLS HIS ROLE IN BILLS' COACHING SEARCH, DETAILS JOE BRADY’S APPROACH TO NEW ROLEWhen the questions were seemingly all done, Allen pivoted to the team's new alternate uniforms.Unsolicited, the quarterback took up defense for the so-called Nickel City unis.
Those nickel gray uniforms include a "charge" helmet insignia but no trademark Buffalo.They are, the Bills say, inspired by grain elevators, steel mills and rail yards.They are meant to represent the blue collar nature of the region.Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) walks off the field after the AFC Championship game against the Kansas City Chiefs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.
(Mark J.Rebilas-Imagn Images)Except a lot of folks both in the region and out hate them.Hate."...Stop hating on the jerseys, guys," Allen said before he finished his news conference.
"I don't know, if you guys are hating anything, I don't know.I don't see anything, but they're, they're great.
I honestly like them."Speaking of new, right? It's a new look.It is.
I understand that, but we gotta be new.And I think these jerseys kind of are symbolic of that.
And I'm excited to wear them.We had a lot of people that put in a lot of hard work for these jerseys, and It just, it symbolizes a lot of newness, and that I am excited about."Allen continued his defense of the gray duds when he was asked about last year's alternate all white uniform, which was well-received.
Allen seemingly likes the grays better.Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) looks to pass against the Kansas City Chiefs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Oct.16, 2022 in Kansas City, Missouri.
(Cooper Neill/Getty Images)"We didn't win any games in all white, so absolutely," he s...