Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen might’ve revealed himself to be a Swiftie while calling an audible during his team’s Thursday Night Football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
As Allen tried to change the play at the line during the game’s first quarter, the quarterback shouted what sounded like “Taylor Swift! Taylor Swift!” to reveal the play change to his Bills teammates.
If that’s really what he was saying, that’s a heck of a way to pay homage to the season of Swift in the NFL as she and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce have been recently linked as dating.
"TAYLOR SWIFT, TAYLOR SWIFT"
Josh Allen with a swift audible.#TNFonPrime pic.twitter.com/qh6q9sJSuP
— NFL on Prime Video (@NFLonPrime) October 27, 2023
Well, some people actually think Allen is saying “J.R. Smith” to homage the former NBA player.
Did Josh Allen just yell “JR Smith” at the line of scrimmage??
— ThatsGoodSports (@BrandonPerna) October 27, 2023
The fact that Allen also used a “LeBron James” audible call in the game supports the “J.R. Smith” angle.
Wonder what these audibles are 😂@TheRealJRSmith | @KingJames pic.twitter.com/HP5bBZQoqs
— NFL (@NFL) October 27, 2023
This has emerged to be a surprise NFL version of that “Laurel” and “Yanny” debate, as football fans really couldn’t tell what Allen was trying to say at the line of scrimmage with his audible call.
Miami Dolphins quarterback Mike White is convinced Allen was saying J.R. Smith’s name.
For sure saying JR Smith 👌 https://t.co/U5ZUHiV1Ee
— Mike White (@MikeWhiteQB) October 27, 2023
We hear “Taylor Swift” because that would make much more sense in the grand scheme of how the NFL is shaping up this season, but we accept folks hearing “J.R. Smith.” Maybe he said both. Who’s to say.