ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. \u2014 Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen said on Thursday that he recently had surgery for a broken bone in his right foot, and expects to be fully healthy for the start of spring practices.<\/p>\n
Allen said he broke the fifth metatarsal in his foot in getting hurt late in the second quarter of a 23-20 win at Cleveland on Dec. 21. Allen finished the game and the season by playing through the injury.<\/p>\n
Though walking on crutches and wearing a protective boot on Thursday, Allen said he would have been able to play if Buffalo had a game this week. He spoke for the first time since Buffalo’s 33-30 overtime loss in the divisional round at Denver two weeks ago, and after attending Joe Brady’s introductory news conference in taking over as Bills coach earlier in the day.<\/p>\n
Brady was promoted after spending the past two-plus seasons as Buffalo’s offensive coordinator. He replaces Sean McDermott, who was fired last week after a nine-year tenure.<\/p>\n
Allen played a role by sitting in on interviews during a six-day search process in which Buffalo considered nine candidates.<\/p>\n
General manager Brandon Beane last week indicated the possibility of Allen requiring a procedure to repair the injury.<\/p>\n
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