Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen was selected No. 7 overall at the 2019 NFL draft.
Unfortunately things leading up to that were nerve-wrecking for him because of social media.
As the story went, some old tweets surfaced with some including racially-charged mentions. Allen went on to tell ESPN that they were lyrics from rap songs and other television shows from back in 2012 and 2013 when he was in high school.
But they were still out there and were revealed just before that year’s draft kicked off. Any young man would be upset about that and Allen acknowledged that was the case for him during an appearance on the “Bussin With The Boys Podcast.”
“I don’t think it was anything terribly bad, but there was a couple of things and it blew up on Twitter, and I just thought my life was tumbling in front of me,” Allen said. “I probably lost 10 pounds that day, from crying and throwing up.”
For his full thoughts on the situation, see the attached video clip below:
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