Jordan Spieth referred to Josh Allen as his favorite football player and said it meant a lot that the NFL superstar drew inspiration from him. He added that besides being a great athlete, he was admired as a person too.
Spieth is in Scottsdale this week for the WM Phoenix Open. He carded a 65 in the second round and was just three strokes back after 36 holes. Allen, one of the most popular football players today, plays for the Buffalo Bills in the NFL and was also the MVP of the 2024 season.
On Friday, February 7, during his post-round interview, Spieth was asked about the $70 million star’s comments from a few years ago, where the quarterback praised him and called him an inspiration.
“I’ve played some holes with him a couple years ago in a practice round at Pebble,” he said. “So I got to play Pebble Beach with Josh so that’s a pretty — he’s my favorite player. Maybe in any sport right now, but definitely my favorite football player.
“He’s just a great dude. So that obviously means a lot. But I wish he was playing on Sunday. I know he does, too.”
The three-time major champion added that he loved how Allen spoke about his team and his fighting spirit.
“I think he’s obviously an incredible quarterback,” he added. “But he’s a good dude, too. It’s one of those, like, you meet guys and you never know and you meet him and he’s even better than — he’s just a better dude than I would have thought.”
