Two-time NFL MVP and Super Bowl winner, Kurt Warner, was very clear about what Josh Allen needs to do next season as the leader of the Buffalo Bills.

Tossed into it was a mention of “Slick Rick.” The QB was thanking those around him in Buffalo for helping along the way and beyond teammates, the staffer for the Bills was mentioned. After Allen’s speech, Roderick Morrow–his real name–was interviewed.

AFC East, lost to Chiefs in AFC championship Overview: The Buffalo Bills keep getting close, but at some point that makes the Josh Allen era even more frustrating. Allen won his first MVP last season but his stellar play still hasn’t resulted in the Bills’ first Super Bowl appearance since the 1993 season.

In a major upset, Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen was named the 2024 NFL MVP in a historically rare victory Thursday night.

Allen took home the league’s top individual honor at the NFL Honors ceremony. As is tradition at award shows, Allen gave a speech after winning. Tossed into it was a mention of “Slick Rick.” The QB was thanking those around him in Buffalo for helping along the way and beyond teammates, the staffer for the Bills was mentioned by Allen.

A finalist for the fourth time, Allen wins his first NFL MVP award and becomes the first Buffalo Bill to secure the honor in 33 years. Running back Thurman Thomas was the 1991 winner and the late OJ Simpson earned the award in 1973. Both men are enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Josh Allen beat out two-time winner Lamar Jackson for the Most Valuable Player award in the closest race since Matt Ryan beat out Tom Brady in 2016.

Allen, 28, is the third Bills player to win league MVP, joining Hall of Fame running backs Thurman Thomas (1991) and O.J. Simpson (1973). Bills fullback Cookie Gilchrist (1962) and quarterback Jack Kemp (1965) won league MVP honors during Buffalo's years in the AFL, which merged with the NFL after the 1969 season.