
The Buffalo Bills are mourning the tragic death of Ed Oliver’s 2-year-old son, Ed Jr. The toddler drowned in a pool at the NFL star’s Texas home in June 2026, and the heartbreaking news became public weeks later, but not the way one would have expected. Oliver’s teammate Josh Allen was emotional reacting to the situation.
During a press conference on Saturday, August 22, 2026, Allen spoke about the loss and made it clear that his concern was not just for Oliver, but for his family, and for how the news was made public.
Josh Allen speaks out over Ed Oliver’s son’s death
The Bills quarterback, 30, who welcomed a child with his wife, Hailee Steinfeld, a while ago, expressed his disappointment with how the situation was handled online. Allen began by thanking those who had known about the tragedy but chose not to report or speculate about it. The Bills quarterback then addressed how the tragedy eventually became public, admitting that the circumstances surrounding the news leak left him deeply upset. He said:















