Tracy Wolfson Raises Eyebrows After Appearing to Slap Josh Allen’s Butt Post-Interview

Josh Allen had just led the Buffalo Bills to a 33-30 win over the Las Vegas Raiders when his postgame interview with Tracy Wolfson took an unexpected turn. As the CBS Sports reporter wrapped up her chat, she reached behind the quarterback in a gesture that looked like she was slapping his butt.

The clip, shared by X account MLFootball after the game on Sunday, October 18, shows Wolfson and Allen speaking before her hand moves behind him as they part.

One catch: the camera frames them from the waist up. It shows the reach, but not where her hand lands. Neither Wolfson nor Allen has publicly explained the exchange. Yahoo Sports’ account of the clip notes the same limitation of the camera angle.

Wolfson has spent two decades covering major games for CBS, from NFL Sundays to the Final Four and multiple Super Bowls.

Allen is Buffalo’s franchise quarterback and one half of a high-profile sports-and-entertainment marriage. He and Sinners star Hailee Steinfeld wed in May 2025 and welcomed their first child, a daughter, this spring. When they announced her arrival, Steinfeld wrote that they were “feeling incredibly grateful and blessed.”

Wolfson, for her part, has her own family. She has frequently spoken about her husband, Dave Reichel, and their three sons while discussing the demands of her broadcasting career.

Put plainly: the controversy stems from a 51-year-old married reporter, in a professional environment, reaching behind a 30-year-old married player who had recently welcomed a baby in a gesture some viewers interpreted as a slap on the butt.

The viral speculation aside, Allen’s actual work that afternoon offered plenty to discuss. He threw for 255 yards and two touchdowns as Buffalo held off Las Vegas. His 12-yard shovel pass to Keon Coleman was his 258th career touchdown pass across regular-season and playoff games, tying Jim Kelly for the most in Bills history.