Buffalo Bills Josh Allen Charging Potato Drawing T-Shirt

The Bills Drawing Fans Kept

The Buffalo Bills Josh Allen Charging Potato Drawing T-Shirt is built on a piece of football folklore: during a 2018 rookie exercise, Josh Allen was asked to draw his new team’s logo from memory. What came out was a lumpy, round-shouldered buffalo, and Bills supporters immediately named it the potato.

The shirt puts that sketch on the front with GO BILLS lettering, and number 17 across the back.

Why a Bad Drawing Became a Good Shirt

Team merchandise is usually built on things that went right — trophies, records, championship years. This one is built on a rookie quarterback being bad at drawing, and that is exactly why fans took to it.

The joke has aged well because of what came after it. The player who could not draw the buffalo went on to become the face of the franchise, which turns the sketch into a kind of origin story: this is what the beginning looked like, before any of it was certain. Wearing it signals a longer memory than a current-season jersey does.

The Kind of Fan Who Gets It Straight Away

There is a difference between owning team colours and owning a team in-joke. A stranger in an airport sees a logo shirt and knows which city you are from. Another Bills supporter sees this one and knows roughly how long you have been paying attention.

That makes it a good gift inside a family or a friend group that watches together — the humour is shared rather than explained. It also sits more easily in everyday clothing than a replica jersey, so it gets worn on days when there is no game at all.

Fabric and Fit

The knit is moisture-wicking and breathable, which is what makes it comfortable in a crowded bar or a warm room full of people watching the same screen. Compare a shirt you already wear against the measurements below, allowing a 1–3 cm variation from manual measuring and sewing.

Caring for the Artwork

Dye-sublimation sets the colour into the fibres rather than laying it on top, so there is no printed layer to crack or peel. Machine wash cold, use only non-chlorine bleach when needed, hang dry, and cool iron on the reverse side or dry clean.

Questions About the Charging Potato Tee

What does “Charging Potato” mean?

It is the fan nickname for Allen’s rounded, hand-drawn version of the charging buffalo, produced from memory during a 2018 rookie activity.

Is there artwork on the back?

Yes. The front carries the sketch and GO BILLS; the back carries buffalo silhouettes, BUFFALO lettering and number 17.

Does the cap in the photograph come with it?

The listing is for the T-shirt. The cap is there to show how the shirt is styled.

How should I choose a size?

Compare a shirt you already like against the table above rather than relying on your usual letter size, and allow the stated 1–3 cm variation.