Bills star offers blunt truth about franchise future and makes special request that nearly every fan can get behind
The Buffalo Bills are ushering in a new era with a brand new stadium. Tight end Dawson Knox opened up on a tradition that he hopes continues when the team officially moves over. Bills Mafia couldn’t agree more with what he had to say.
Death, taxes, and Mr. Brightside blaring in the fourth quarter.
One of the best traditions in sports was a recent one, and it involves the Bills Mafia and Highmark Stadium. In the fourth quarter, “The Killers’” Mr. Brightside has become a staple in Western New York during home games, and it’s something that tight end Dawson Knox hopes never goes away. Fans love it, the team loves it, I love it.
Knox was asked about the tradition bleeding into the new stadium, and he left nothing to the imagination about how he feels about the tradition carrying on. It’s just part of Buffalo Bills football at this point, and it’s a must that it moves to the new stadium.
“All I’m going to say is it better be, or I’m going to be extremely disappointed,” Knox said. “I don’t know who I gotta talk to, who I might have to pay off under the table, but that’s something me and Dalton [Kincaid] kind of, the exact origin is hard to put your finger on.”
Dawson Knox opens up on how the Mr. Brightside tradition began
Knox broke down the origin of how Mr Brightside began, giving fans an inside look at the story behind one of the most beloved traditions inside Highmark Stadium. Knox made it clear that he hopes it’s something that never goes away, and we can’t blame him.
“I think they played it one game, and then the next game Dalton was like, ‘Man, they gotta play The Killers again.’ And I was like oh my gosh, yeah, you’re right,” Knox said. “And I think one of us was micd up at the time and that video got out, so then they played it for the next game. We loved it, the fans seemed to love it, they were singing every song, even when the music stopped, they were continuing to sing the chorus while the defense was out there. So those little moments kind of fed into that tradition that I hope stays in Buffalo forever.”
And honestly, that’s what makes it so special.
It wasn’t manufactured or forced; it just happened. A couple of players vibing to a song turned into 70.000 fans belting it out in unison, creating one of the most electric moments in the NFL. That’s Bills Mafia in its purest form.
So when the lights come on in the new stadium and the fourth quarter hits, don’t overthink it. Just hit play.
