NFL commissioner Roger Goodell joined current and former Buffalo Bills superstars at the Resource Council of Western New York to volunteer and offer support for the community so badly shaken by the tragic events that took place at a Tops Friendly Market last Saturday.
"We wanted to make sure people here knew they weren't alone."@NFLCommish visited the site of the mass shooting in Buffalo to offer support and volunteer at the Resource Council of WNY. (via @BuffaloBills) pic.twitter.com/GOJ511Pz4s
— NFL (@NFL) May 19, 2022
Alongside Bills greats like Bruce Smith and Thurman Thomas, Goodell and current members of the Buffalo Bills took to the community to show their support and help out wherever they could as the Kingsley neighborhood recovers from what Buffalo authorities are calling a racially motivated tragedy. In addition to the showing of support on Thursday, Roger Goodell and his wife, Jane Skinner, have donated $50,000 to the Bills' social justice fund to assist relief efforts.
“We wanted to make sure people here knew they weren't alone. That we were all supportive of them, and how proud we are at the way they responded. The thing that gave me the most comfort was talking to the individuals,” Goodell said. “There are a lot of other people here that are really hurting. We just want them to know that all of us are standing behind them.”
Bills players are also coordinating efforts amongst themselves to pull together to make a broader impact on the Buffalo community. Micah Hyde's recent charity softball game brought out over 10,000 spectators to Sahlen Field in downtown Buffalo, where Hyde and Bills superstars were front and center in a show of solidarity with the community. A portion of proceeds from the event itself and the silent auction held later that day were donated to the victim's families.
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