Great McKenzie story on Christmas eve

[TPS]

From Tim Graham and The Athletic:

https://theathletic.com/3039383/2021/12/28/its-so-buffalo-big-weekend-for-the-bills-isaiah-mckenzie-began-when-he-walked-up-to-some-familys-house-on-christmas-eve/
 

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For the trip to New England, McKenzie had to take his 5-month-old pit bull, Papi, to the boarder. He hoped to grab a burger at Forty Thieves Kitchen & Bar while he was out.

Bummed to discover the restaurant was closed, he posted an Instagram plea at 8:43 p.m.

“Anybody got food at they house? Cause I’m hungry!”

Timms’ nephew, Chris Uba, invited McKenzie to join their family gathering in the Park Meadow neighborhood in North Buffalo.

 

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McKenzie walked into a traditional Polish holiday party. The family of 16 already had eaten, but plenty of pierogi, tenderloin and a certain other family dish remained. They seated McKenzie at the head of the table and brought him plates.

“It was like I was a family member, an uncle or something,” McKenzie said. “It felt good, being there at their dinner table. I got to watch them open gifts.

“It was awesome to be around people who just want to hang out, be normal and enjoy Christmas Eve instead of sitting alone.”

 

 

[RoyBatty is alive]

What a fantastic Christmas Bills story, Polish holiday meal and treated like royalty.  Only in WNY, only in Bills country, is is so Bills like!

[aristocrat]

Lol he needs to eat there the night before every game therest of the year

[Hapless Bills Fan]

2 minutes ago, aristocrat said:

Lol he needs to eat there the night before every game therest of the year

 

I was just thinking, could Grandpa Ron send McKenzie some of that Crabmeat Cassarole for the next two games?

 

[Chandler#81]

It may have had something to do with him being a Buffalo Bill..

I dunno..

 

🤷‍♂️

[NewEra]

I really hope he’s a bill for at least a couple more seasons. Love this kid

[QCity]

12 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

 

I was just thinking, could Grandpa Ron send McKenzie some of that Crabmeat Cassarole for the next two games?

 

 

They sent him the recipe.

 

Edited December 28, 2021 by QCity

[716er]

Ha! That is hilarious and awesome. My wife saw his post and invited him over for some Christmas Eve lasagna. 

 

I guess he preferred pierogi. 

[Solomon Grundy]

26 minutes ago, TPS said:

From Tim Graham and The Athletic:

https://theathletic.com/3039383/2021/12/28/its-so-buffalo-big-weekend-for-the-bills-isaiah-mckenzie-began-when-he-walked-up-to-some-familys-house-on-christmas-eve/
 

 

I love this story, but is this in compliance to league protocols? 

[Hapless Bills Fan]

2 minutes ago, 716er said:

Ha! That is hilarious and awesome. My wife saw his post and invited him over for some Christmas Eve lasagna. 

 

I guess he preferred pierogi. 

 

Maybe the pierogi was closest to his location

[716er]

1 minute ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

 

Maybe the pierogi was closest to his location

 

We live a few blocks from the restaurant that was closed.  Just checked with my wife and he never read her message loll

[Ray Stonada]

McKenzie is just cool.

[Hapless Bills Fan]

22 minutes ago, Solomon Grundy said:

I love this story, but is this in compliance to league protocols? 

 

As far as I know, but here:

https://static.www.nfl.com/image/upload/v1636480927/league/kemnihvgpwnu1fws6uer.pdf

https://operations.nfl.com/updates/football-ops/the-nfl-releases-enhanced-covid-19-protocols/

 

McKenzie is vaccinated.  

I don't think they have limitations on where a vaccinated player can go and who he can interact with outside the facility.

 

Another example of a great Feel-Good story involving Jets QB Zach Wilson:

https://nypost.com/2021/12/26/zach-wilson-gifts-nj-diner-waitress-two-jets-tickets-video/

 

But it's by reason of these kind of normal, human interactions outside the facility that I think  Dr Allen Sills and the "let's stop Covid in the NFL by going to enhanced protocols within the facility and not testing 95% of the players" is probably not gonna work too well.

 

[TPS]

13 minutes ago, Solomon Grundy said:

I love this story, but is this in compliance to league protocols? 

I wondered about that as well.

[ColoradoBills]

1 hour ago, aristocrat said:

Lol he needs to eat there the night before every game therest of the year

 

Someone needs to twitter to Kay Adams that she needs to send some of her homemade pierogi's to Lil Dirty!

[Hapless Bills Fan]

19 minutes ago, ColoradoBills said:

 

Someone needs to twitter to Kay Adams that she needs to send some of her homemade pierogi's to Lil Dirty!

 

I think it was the crab casserole.  I think TBD'ers in B'lo should make up a rota to ensure 'lil IMac is never without.

[Warcodered]

1 hour ago, NewEra said:

I really hope he’s a bill for at least a couple more seasons. Love this kid

Definitely one of my favorite current Bills, hope things work out so he can be here for a while.

Edited December 28, 2021 by Warcodered

[ColoradoBills]

4 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

 

I think it was the crab casserole.  I think TBD'ers in B'lo should make up a rota to ensure 'lil IMac is never without.

 

He may of liked the casserole better but my heritage says it was the pierogi's that caused his MVP play!

Edited December 28, 2021 by ColoradoBills

[djp14150]

‘Twas the night before christmas

he posted a tweet

i have no food

i have to eat

 

then comes a response

nothing to fear

ive been invited to dinner

a place very near

 

When I got to the place

a full table to see

16 people in all

not including me

 

two days later

i had a good game

 My team won

i get some fame

 

i just need to thank the strangers I see

and make sure before game

i eat a perogee 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Shaw66]

Great story.  Thanks for posting.