Bills' Allen raves about meeting Jim Kelly at minicamp

Josh Allen has huge shoes to fill if he is to become the savior of the Buffalo Bills. The rookie quarterback took a huge stride Thursday after meeting Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly.

Kelly, revered in Bills history as the greatest quarterback in franchise history, took time to meet with the Bills' first-round pick during the first day of rookie minicamp. Allen couldn't have been more impressed.

"That's where I want to be. That's eventually (the goal of) my career, to be regarded in the city of Buffalo like a Jim Kelly. I think that every quarterback who plays here wants to be in the same sentence as him, just because of what he is and what he holds to the city. For him to come out here is an awesome experience," Allen said via ESPN's Mike Rodak.

Buffalo traded the 12th, 53rd, and 56th overall pick to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in order to select Allen seventh overall.

Kelly didn't speak to reporters Thursday while recovering from surgery to remove oral cancer.

"For him to come out and show support and show everybody that he's doing well, speaks volumes," Allen said. "That's a tough guy right there to (go through) what he's been through and come out and still be himself.

"He's going to hopefully be a mentor to me, and I'm going to take everything that he says very heavily, just because of what he's done on the field and what he's done for the city of Buffalo. For a quarterback in Buffalo, it's a dream come true to meet a guy like him."

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