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Sullivan: Josh Allen is the new hope for long suffering Buffalo Bills fans

By Jerry Sullivan, The Buffalo News

Josh Allen was seven months old when Jim Kelly played his final game for the Bills on Dec. 28, 1996. Kelly was carted off the field with a concussion late in a loss to the Jacksonville, which was also the last time the Bills hosted an NFL playoff game.

That tells you how long it has been since they had a true franchise quarterback, and how much was at stake Thursday when the Bills traded up to get Allen with the seventh pick of the draft, making him the first QB they’ve ever chosen in the top 10.