Beorn
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I thought I would post some good news.
Bengals QB Andy Dalton on donations from Bills fans: "I can't say thank you enough" - CBS News
I've been a Bills fan since the Doug Flutie era just as the playoff drought began in the late 90s. I probably shouldn't let a sports franchise impact me so much, but it's been many years of frustration being a Bills fan particularly the last couple of years with Rex Ryan as a coach. So I definitely donated $17 dollars to Dalton's foundation which is the absolute least I could do.
Bills fans have one of the worst reputations in the league for their behavior, but I think this is a good lesson that people you look down on can still have big hearts and want to make the world a better place (remember many of these people are Trump deplorables). This desire to contribute to charity didn't come out of nowhere. The #BillsMafia which arose as an enforcer group on twitter quickly turned into a charity once they gained some fame. I'm not from Buffalo, but from a more uppity western NY sister city, but I really do admire the city and it's people.
Here's the play:
And the Bills locker room response:
I had the same response
Bengals QB Andy Dalton on donations from Bills fans: "I can't say thank you enough" - CBS News
A winning touchdown pass by Cincinnati Bengals' Andy Dalton has turned the quarterback into a hometown hero in Buffalo. As a thank-you for helping snap their 17-year playoff drought, Buffalo Bills fans flooded the Andy & Jordan Dalton Foundation, with many donating exactly $17.
"It's a crazy story to think that -- obviously for me, playing for the Bengals -- winning a game to help them get to the playoffs, and there's a whole different fan base donating to our foundation," Dalton told "CBS Evening News" anchor Jeff Glor.
Dalton said the foundation has received more than $170,000 in donations from 7,000 donors since the Bengals beat the Baltimore Ravens 31-27 on Sunday. Dalton's dramatic 49-yard touchdown pass with 44 seconds left to eliminate the Ravens.
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I've been a Bills fan since the Doug Flutie era just as the playoff drought began in the late 90s. I probably shouldn't let a sports franchise impact me so much, but it's been many years of frustration being a Bills fan particularly the last couple of years with Rex Ryan as a coach. So I definitely donated $17 dollars to Dalton's foundation which is the absolute least I could do.
Bills fans have one of the worst reputations in the league for their behavior, but I think this is a good lesson that people you look down on can still have big hearts and want to make the world a better place (remember many of these people are Trump deplorables). This desire to contribute to charity didn't come out of nowhere. The #BillsMafia which arose as an enforcer group on twitter quickly turned into a charity once they gained some fame. I'm not from Buffalo, but from a more uppity western NY sister city, but I really do admire the city and it's people.
Here's the play:
And the Bills locker room response:
I had the same response