Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen hands the ball off to Buffalo Bills running back James Cook during the first half of the Buffalo Bills wild card game against the Denver Broncos at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park on Jan. 12, 2025. The punt return and a team foul put the team on the goal line. Cook ran it out for a first down.

Josh Allen’s birthday didn’t come bearing gifts from the NFL. The Bills’ star quarterback learned on May 21 — the day he turned 29 — that the Bills would be featured in “Hard Knocks” and most of his training camp would be spent with a camera following him around.