Josh Allen and Hailee Steinfeld Take Up Pickleball Ahead of Bills Training Camp

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (30) has long been noted for his participation in golf and baseball during his NFL offseason. After forgoing his usual appearance at the American Century Championship in Lake Tahoe, Allen and his wife, actress Hailee Steinfeld, welcomed their first child, Harper Haize, in the spring of 2025. The couple married on May 31, 2025.

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In the week leading up to the Bills’ veterans’ training-camp report, scheduled for July 28, Allen and Steinfeld joined friends Greer Gustavson—co-founder of the Beau Society brand—and her husband for a 2-on-2 recreational pickleball match. The activity was disclosed in the July 27 edition of Steinfeld’s subscriber-exclusive Beau Society newsletter. While the exact outcome of the friendly competition was not reported, sources note that Allen’s competitive nature “most definitely kept score.”

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Pickleball’s popularity has surged in the United States, with estimates indicating that more than 20 million U.S. adults play the sport semi-regularly. The match took place shortly after Allen’s June 9, 2026 minicamp training session in Orchard Park, NY, and follows a series of offseason appearances that have kept the quarterback in the public eye.

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Steinfeld described the outing as a moment of gratitude, emphasizing the chance to “connect outside in nature.” She also highlighted the informal, family-oriented nature of the event, noting that it provided a brief respite from the demands of the upcoming NFL season. No formal result or score was released in the newsletter.

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> “My moment of gratitude this week was getting to play pickleball with Greer and our husbands. Just taking time to connect outside in nature filled my cup!” — Hailee Steinfeld (Beau Society newsletter, July 27)

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