Dion Dawkins (Photo via @MattParrino/X)
Buffalo Bills offensive lineman Dion Dawkins spoke to the media on Thursday following a plane crash in his yard in Aurora, New York.
A single-engine aircraft went down near the three-time Pro Bowler’s house around 11:30 a.m. after taking off from Lansing, Michigan. A male pilot, who had not been identified at the time of writing, is said to have perished in the crash.
The National Transportation Safety Board has announced it will launch an investigation into the incident, with mechanical failure understood to be the cause.
Fortunately, no one on the ground was hurt, and Dawkins and his family are okay.
🚨🚨THIS IS WILD🚨🚨
A plane crashed into the yard of #Bills tackle Dion Dawkins just feet away from his Buffalo home.
The man flying the plane tragically died.
Thankfully, Dion was not injured. Due to this accident, Dawkins was excused from practice today. pic.twitter.com/mTrDDzS7wh
— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) December 19, 2024
Dion Dawkins Was Feeling For The Pilot’s Family
The veteran OL was excused from practice on Thursday. He did make it to the team’s facility eventually, however, speaking to the media as he sympathized with the pilot’s family.
“I still wonder why things happen in life, but tragedies happen all of the time. The biggest point about it is I just hope that the pilot’s family is okay,” he said. “I hope that they’re doing alright, because somebody lost their life today for an accident. And I’m glad that my family is perfectly fine, the alarm systems, the security guards that are there and all of the people that are involved that help keep us safe, like everything was going off.”
Dion Dawkins spoke today about the plane crash that happened near his East Aurora property this morning.
“I just hope the pilot’s family is OK. … and I’m glad that my family is perfectly fine.”
Dawkins rejoined his teammates at some point during Thursday’s practice.
pic.twitter.com/W9brGdEf7X— Matt Parrino (@MattParrino) December 19, 2024
Dion Dawkins has been with Buffalo since entering the NFL as a second-round pick in 2017. He has made 120 starts, appearing in 126 total games.
TPS would also like to offer condolences to the family of the pilot who lost his life in the crash.
Kansas City Chiefs President Forced To Address Rumors That Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce’s Relationship Is Just A “Marketing Strategy” For The Team
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce (Photo by Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images)
There’s a conspiracy theory for just about everything, including bizarre ones relating to the highly publicized relationship between Grammy Award-winning singer Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.
The three-time Super Bowl champion has been in a relationship with Taylor Swift for over a year. Their rumored romance was confirmed when Swift attended the Chiefs’ Week 3, 2023 home game against the Chicago Bears at Arrowhead Stadium.
Kelce’s romance with Swfit has been a giant win for the Chiefs and the NFL, too. She has brought plenty more attention to the NFL and contributed to the Chiefs’ skyrocketing popularity worldwide.
Naturally, conspiracy theorists believe the Travis Kelce-Taylor Swift romance is simply a marketing ploy to help the Chiefs and the league. But Chiefs president Mark Donovan finally addressed the ridiculous rumor during an appearance on NBC’s “Squawk Box” program:
“I’d love to say that it was a marketing strategy, but it is an authentic relationship. And we’re happy to have it, and it’s been nothing but good for us.
I think the best thing I can say about the whole relationship and the impact it’s had on us is, Taylor Swift is an authentic member of the Kansas City Chiefs kingdom. She’s an authentic fan and that matters to our fans and our fan base and to matters to us and we try to respect that.”
