We already know that Josh Allen and the quarterback room was given credit for gathering some of the Bills’ offense together in Miami for some offseason workouts. Kudos to them because it’s been difficult to do so due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Having said that, we have some new details as to what exactly went down in South Florida, and what the schedule there was. According to MMQB’s Albert Breer, here’s how the daily rundown of activities went for the Bills in Miami:
Wednesday night/Thursday morning: Players arrived. Allen came with fellow QB Matt Barkley, on a redeye from California. Barkley snuck in a nap after landing. Allen met a bunch of the guys for breakfast.
Thursday midday: The nearly 20 skill players attended their normal Zoom meetings with the coaches, scheduled for 1-3 p.m. ET.
Thursday late afternoon: The guys piled into cars, and drove over to Pete Bommarito’s facility—as arranged by Diggs, who works out there in the offseason—and got full field work in there for a couple of hours.
Thursday night: The players ordered food through DoorDash and hung out at the hotel, playing cards. “We played hours upon hours of cards,” Allen said, “stayed up until … too late, probably.”
Friday morning: Everyone woke up around 8:30 a.m. and got back to the field for warmups at Bommarito’s around 9:30, with another two-hour session kicking off at 10 a.m.
Friday afternoon: After lunch and workouts, Allen and a bunch of guys headed to the beach.
Friday night: Allen took the whole group out for dinner at Sushi by Bou at the Versace Mansion. “It was just an incredible experience, some of the greatest sushi you’ll ever eat,” he said. “I just wanted to take care of the guys, show them I cared about them.”
Saturday: Same routine, another throwing session at Bommarito’s, with some scheduled to leave Miami later in the day. After lunch, Allen took the quarterbacks out for a round at International Links at Melreese Country Club, as a thanks for helping him put the whole thing together.
Allen also said that the workouts gave the team a sense of… exactly that, team and football.
“Mentally giving guys that feeling of, ‘Football’s here, we’re back in camp, we’re back in OTAs, we’re with the guys, we’re not worrying about anything else that’s going on in the world right now, we’re on the field with each other, focusing on one goal, and that’s to get better,’” Allen said.
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