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Josh Allen S Jersey Being Retired By Wyoming In November

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josh allen s jersey being retired by wyoming in november

Josh Allen will become the first Wyoming football player to have his jersey retired. The school announced Thursday that it will retire Allen’s No. 17 jersey at halftime of its Nov. 22 game against Nevada. Allen will be able to attend the game as the Bills visit the Houston Texans on Thursday, Nov. 20.

"It is very exciting and a wonderful day for the State of Wyoming," Wyoming athletic director Tom Burman said in a statement. "It is going to be a big day in the history of Wyoming Football. Josh is the most high-profile ambassador the University of Wyoming has ever had. The National Football League is the most visible sports enterprise in history, and he is the best player in that league and that is pretty amazing in itself." [Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2025 NFL season] Allen’s number is being retired more for his NFL accomplishments than his success at Wyoming.

The 2024 NFL MVP was the No. 7 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft and is the highest-drafted Wyoming player ever. Former Wyoming quarterback Josh Allen has gone on to have quite the NFL career. Now, the reigning league MVP will have his No. 17 jersey immortalized by his college team. On Thursday, the Cowboys announced that Allen will be returning to Laramie for a jersey retirement ceremony on Nov.

22, which will be held at halftime of Wyoming's Mountain West Conference game against Nevada. He will be the first Cowboys player to have his jersey retired. "It is very exciting and a wonderful day for the State of Wyoming," UW Director of Athletics Tom Burman said in a release. "It is going to be a big day in the history of Wyoming Football. Josh is the most high-profile ambassador the University of Wyoming has ever had. The National Football League is the most visible sports enterprise in history, and he is the best player in that league and that is pretty amazing in itself."

"What's up, Cowboy fans," Allen said in a video released by the program. "Josh Allen here. Excited to announce I will be returning to University of Wyoming Nov. 22 against University of Nevada. Excited to be back in Laramie, go Pokes." Allen began his college career at Reedley College in California before arriving at Wyoming in 2015.

He started 26 games during his three-year career in Laramie, throwing for more than 5,000 yards with 44 touchdowns to 21 interceptions. He also added 767 career yards and 12 touchdowns on the ground. Former Wyoming Cowboy and now Buffalo Bill quarterback Josh Allen will be returning to War Memorial Stadium on Saturday, November 22 to have his #17 jersey retired. The ceremony will take place at the half of the game against Nevada. It marks the first official jersey retirement in Cowboys football history. “It’s very cool to be remembered there,” Allen said.

“Coach Bohl and the University of Wyoming, obviously, I wouldn’t be here without them. It’s very cool to be honored by something so close and near to my heart. It’s a pretty cool achievement.” Allen led the Cowboys to two consecutive eight-win seasons, the berth in the MW Championship game and two bowl games. He accounted for 5,833 yards of total offense (5,066 passing yards, 767 rushing yards) and was responsible for 57 touchdowns (44 passing, 12 rushing, one receiving) during his UW career. While not in attendance due to his NFL commitment, Allen will be part of the today’s 2025 UW Hall of Fame class inductees which also includes Casey Bramlet, who also played quarterback in the...

After graduating in December 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in social science, Allen was selected by the Bills with the No. 7 overall pick in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft, UW’s highest-ever draft pick. “We think the world of Josh,” UW athletics director Tom Burman said. “There’s no better ambassador in the history of this place than Josh Allen.” ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Josh Allen has accomplished plenty of firsts in his career.

He'll corral another one in November as the University of Wyoming is set to retire Allen's No. 17. The Buffalo Bills quarterback will be the first Cowboy to have their jersey retired. A ceremony to retire Allen's jersey will take place Nov. 22 during halftime of Wyoming's game against Nevada. Allen will be in attendance for the game and ceremony with the Bills having the weekend off as they play on "Thursday Night Football" that week at the Houston Texans.

"What's up, Cowboys fans. Josh Allen here," Allen said in a video announcing the retirement. "I'm excited to announce that I will be returning to University of Wyoming Nov. 22 against University of Nevada. Excited to be back in Laramie. Go Pokes."

17 coming home. pic.twitter.com/rA7YZv6kan To no one’s surprise, the Wyoming Cowboys will officially retire Josh Allen’s No. 17 jersey on November 22 during halftime of the team’s game against Nevada, making him the first player in school history to receive such an honor. Allen, the reigning NFL MVP and former Wyoming quarterback, will attend the ceremony during a short week, celebrating a milestone year with the team. Allen’s reaction to the news was simple, yet telling.

Under a highlight video of his Wyoming career on Instagram, he posted, “😎🤎💛.” A post shared by Wyoming Cowboy Football (@wyo_football) This is a reminder of what Allen faced in his journey to Wyoming: believing in his abilities to play quarterback. Bills quarterback Josh Allen is returning to Laramie, Wyo. this fall for his jersey retirement ceremony, the program announced Thursday. Allen will be the first Cowboy in school history to have his jersey, No.

17, retired. The ceremony will take place at halftime during Wyoming's final home game of the season against Nevada at War Memorial Stadium on Nov. 22. SI College Football Newsletter. Get SI's College Football Newsletter. dark.

FREE Wyoming put together a sweet video to honor Allen ahead of the big event and wrote in the caption: "17 coming home." 17 coming home. pic.twitter.com/rA7YZv6kan To stream WGRZ on your phone, you need the WGRZ app. Example video title will go here for this video

Example video title will go here for this video ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Josh Allen, the NFL's reigning Most Valuable Player, will be inducted into the University of Wyoming's Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday. The fact that he's a member of the Class of 2025 is no surprise, that was announced back in February. What's new is that the football program announced on Thursday that he will return to Laramie on Nov. 22, for the home finale against Nevada, when his No.

17 jersey will be retired during a halftime ceremony. Josh Allen will become the first ever player to have their jersey retired at the University of Wyoming on November 22. The official ceremony will take place during halftime of the Cowboys game against Nevada. Allen led the Cowboys to two consecutive eight-win seasons, the Mountain West Championship game in 2016 and two bowl games. Over his career at Wyoming, he accounted for 5,833 yards of total offense (5,066 passing yards, 767 rushing yards) and 57 total touchdowns (44 passing, 12 rushing, and one receiving). "It is very exciting and a wonderful day for the State of Wyoming," UW Director of Athletics Tom Burman said.

"It is going to be a big day in the history of Wyoming Football. Josh is the most high-profile ambassador the University of Wyoming has ever had. The National Football League is the most visible sports enterprise in history, and he is the best player in that league and that is pretty amazing in itself." Allen was Wyoming's highest-ever draft pick when the Buffalo Bills drafted him eighth overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.

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