Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen reunited with former Reedley College coach Randy Whited before the game against the Las Vegas Raiders. (Image via Getty)
He turned toward the sideline and recognized a man he hadn’t seen in 12 years: Randy Whited, his former junior college football coach. 18, shortly before Buffalo’s 33-30 victory. Instead, a friend’s surprise arrangement brought him face-to-face with the player whose NFL future he had predicted back in 2014. The moment carried additional meaning for Whited, who retired from coaching in 2016.
Whited traveled to Las Vegas with family and friends to see Allen play, according to Mike Maynard of the Buffalo Bills’ official website. “I just whistled, and I know he’d heard it before,” Whited told Maynard. After reviewing footage from Allen’s early appearances, Whited told his coaching staff that they were watching a future NFL player.
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen was heading toward the locker room before Sunday’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders when a familiar whistle caught his attention. The reunion took place at Allegiant Stadium on Oct. Whited had traveled to Las Vegas expecting to watch his former quarterback play. Allen immediately turned, spotted his former coach and jogged over to embrace him. The pair briefly caught up, with Whited congratulating Allen on his family before sending him back to prepare for the game. He had followed Allen’s career on television for years, watching his former junior college quarterback become one of the NFL’s leading players.
He learned only a day before the game that someone had arranged a pregame meeting on the sideline.