Why are NFL QBs suddenly quoting The Office's Dwight Schrute?

The Big Lead

While watching Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen beat the San Francisco 49ers on Monday Night Football, Rainn Wilson -- a fan of the 49ers' rival Seattle Seahawks -- tweeted that Allen "is my second favorite quarterback." Hours later, Allen responded to Wilson by tweeting a Dwight Schrute reference: "Assistant favorite Qb, or assistant to your favorite Qb?" Their interaction came one day after Cleveland Browns QB Baker Mayfield -- who last week quoted Parks and Recreation's Ron Swanson -- also made reference to Dwight from The Office, saying in his postgame press conference: "Whenever I'm about to do something, I think, 'Would an idiot do that?' And if they would, then I don't do that."