Not One College Recruited Josh Allen. Now he's one of the highest paid QB's in the NFL - The REAL Story with Dr. Phil

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Dr. Phil McGraw

Mental Health, Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Education, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 11 April 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Buffalo Bill's Quarterback Josh Allen is Dr. Phil's poster child for meritocracy. He went from "hayseed" to NFL MVP, proving winners never quit. His inspirational story can change your life.

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Dr. Phil coming at you with the real story today, and I'm talking to you about something that you may think,
0:06.0	why is he talking to me about this? So what is this? I'm talking to you about Buffalo Bill's quarterback and NFL's most valuable player, Josh Allen.
0:16.0	Now, why am I talking about this? You think I'm talking about a sports story? Not really.
0:22.6	Josh Allen just signed a six-year $330 million contract.
0:29.6	Boy, a lot of money.
0:31.6	Luckyest guy ever, right?
0:33.6	You think, wow, young guy, $330 million, it's got to be the luckiest guy ever.
0:40.3	Not even almost.
0:42.3	This guy is the poster boy for meritocracy.
0:47.3	I'm talking about this guy is all about hard work, making his breaks, and creating everything that he has in his life
0:57.5	right now.
0:58.5	Now let me give you a little backstory here.
1:00.9	Josh Allen went to Firebaugh High School.
1:04.5	This was a farming community in the San Joaquin Valley in California.
1:09.3	Small school.
1:10.3	I mean really small. You step outside, you see
1:13.1	nothing but farmland all around. Not a lot of press. After practice, he worked on the family
1:20.3	farm. Now he could have played for a larger high school and been seen by college recruiters,
1:25.1	but he stayed true to his family mantra.
1:29.6	You bloom where you're planted.
1:34.3	And as a result, even though he was a pretty good quarterback, nobody saw him.
1:35.6	He didn't get a lot of attention.
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