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Updated · Yahoo Sports · Aug 23
Josh Allen Blasts Reporter Over Ed Oliver's 2-Year-Old Son's Death
Updated
Updated · Yahoo Sports · Aug 23

Josh Allen Blasts Reporter Over Ed Oliver's 2-Year-Old Son's Death

3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · Aug 23

Summary

  • Josh Allen said after Buffalo's Week 2 preseason game Saturday that he felt "sad and angry" about how a reporter publicized Ed Oliver's family tragedy.
  • Tony Farmer had posted X threads Friday criticizing NFL media for not revealing the news sooner, even though many local and national reporters had honored the Oliver family's wishes for privacy.
  • Allen said Bills teammates have tried to support Oliver by giving him space while still being around him, rather than reopening the wound during his grief.
  • Oliver's 2-year-old son drowned in the family's Texas pool in late June, and the loss has since rallied support around the Bills defensive lineman and his family.

Insights

How did a deeply personal tragedy for an NFL star become a public spectacle against his family's wishes?
What does the unauthorized leak of a child's tragic death reveal about the dark side of modern sports journalism?