"And the AP Most Valuable Player presented by Invisalign is ... Josh Allen."
(Stands and kisses and hugs fiancé, hugs mom, dad, Jared Goff, runs onstage doing up his suit button right into lonnng hug with Dion Dawkins, then hugs or shakes hands with every other person onstage, and then comes to the mic...)
"Woo (looks at trophy)... wow (looks at trophy)... lotta people to thank—I know I'm gonna forget a few so I apologize in advance."
"I'd like to thank God, first and foremost, for allowing me to be here today."
"I'd like to acknowledge the other nominees: Jared, Joe, Saquon, Lamar all had great seasons, and all could be standing here today and you guys would be deserving of it—so... you guys are true stewards of the game, I *look up* to you guys, I *admire* you guys, I just look forward to sharing the gridiron in the future with you guys, too."
(applause)
"I'd like to thank the Bills organization—(owners) Terry and Kim Pegula, (GM) Brandon Beane, (Coach) Sean McDermott, thank you guys for... drafting me (applause)—*seven and a half years ago*—feels just like yesterday, it really does."
"And I know this is an individual award and it says 'most valuable player' on it, but I think it's derived from team success ... and I love my team."
"D-Dawk, thank you for presenting—I really appreciate it. (scans for him out front, turns and finds him behind him onstage). Um, we got such a great locker room in Buffalo. And it takes *everybody*—from the equipment staff, to the training room, to the strength staff... to Slick Rick in the mailroom, to the cafeteria upstairs. Like, it—it truly takes everybody to... have team success. And I'm so fortunate to be part of a great organization."
"I'd like to thank Joe and LaVonne—my *parents*—who in my 20-plus years of playing football, going down to Pop Warner, I bet you they missed *maybe* 15 games in their entire life. They are so dedicated to supporting me and my favorite teammates—who are my sister, my brother, and my little sister Nicola, Jason and McKenna—thank you guys for all the support, all the tiiiiime, money, energy wasted growing up from going from meet to game to practice every day. I love you guys. I know that you...you take a lot of pride in this as well."
(cuts to his parents crying)
"And, last but not least, my fiancé Hailee. You've been my rock. You are my best friend. I would not be standing on this stage if it weren't for you. So ... with that being said..."
"Be good. Do good. God bless. And Go Bills."