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Bill’s Mafia behaves exactly the opposite of the real mafia.
Fans of the Buffalo football team show appreciation and respect in a very powerful way: with their wallets.
Since last night’s game against the Ravens, a Bills win that brought the team to the AFC Championship for the first time since 1993, fans have donated about $ 150,000 to Blessings in a Backpack, a charity supported by the quarterback. Baltimore, Lamar Jackson.
“Can we talk about the Bills Mafia?” Nikki Grizzle, group marketing director, said USA today. “This is amazing. You took a normal Sunday in January and made it one of the greatest days in the history of Blessings. “
The group provides food on weekends for elementary school children who might otherwise be hungry. Jackson has worked with the group for three years.
“This amount of money will have a big impact on our organization, especially at a time now during this pandemic, where there are more children than ever who need our program,” said Grizzle.
Jackson left the game last night with a concussion, after hitting his head on the field at Bills Stadium.
If you are a member of Bills Mafia and have not yet made a donation, or if you would like to support the group simply because it is a great cause, click here.
During the regular season, Bills Mafia flooded Oishei Children’s Hospital with donations in memory of quarterback Josh Allen’s grandmother, Patricia. Three years ago, when the Bengals defeated Ravens to give Bills their first playoff spot since 1999, the Bills Mafia disbursed a lot of money for the founding of Cincinnati quarterback Andy Dalton.