Buffalo, N.Y. (WGR 550) – Buffalo Bills tight end Dawson Knox sat down behind the microphone on Monday to give a heartfelt thank you to the people of Western New York that have shown him love and support, as he grieves the death of his brother, Luke, in August.
"Bills Mafia" sent in donations to the P.U.N.T. Pediatric Cancer Collaborative of $16.88 in Luke Knox’s name, using both Luke and Dawson's jersey numbers. Dawson was very grateful for the community's support.
“I wanted to thank everybody. I’ve really felt a lot of love and support the last few weeks with my brother," said Knox on Monday. "My family’s been very thankful, and just everybody in Buffalo have been incredible. The amount of texts I’ve gotten, the messages, the posts, the moment of silence for the preseason game. It’s just been everything that I’ve expected out of Buffalo and more, because this city’s incredible. It’s meant the world to me, and I think they raised over $200,000 for the P.U.N.T. Foundation in my brother’s name. It’s really mind blowing the support that I’ve had, so it’s just an absolute blessing.
“I love all the people in Buffalo, and hopefully I’ll be here a long time.”
Knox has been back practicing with his teammates, who are like brothers to him. Being with them has been therapeutic during this process.
“Just getting back up here and getting into the routine, seeing all my teammates, seeing my coaches is very therapeutic, doing what I love with the guys I love." Knox said.
“I know that my brother would want it that way too. He wants me to give everything that I’ve got, and I know he’s going to be watching somehow, some way. So yes, it’s been great getting back up here and being with all the guys."
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Ken Dorsey has gone from quarterbacks coach to offensive coordinator of the Bills after Brian Daboll took the head coaching job with the New York Giants. Thursday night in Los Angeles against the Rams, Dorsey will be calling his first regular season game. Knox has a lot of confidence in the first-year offensive coordinator.
“It’s been awesome, because he’s been here the last few years, so it's been a slow progression of the offense just expanding and getting a little more complex every year," Knox said "But now that he’s putting his own signature on it, there’s some really cool stuff that we’ve got going on. So there’s a lot of versatility that we’ll see. It’s a very similar offense, but some pretty awesome wrinkles.”
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Yes, the coordinator is different, but he’s been here, as have many of the players on the offense. Knox thinks with that familiarity, adjustments can be made quicker.
“There’s a lot of adaptability that comes with this offense, whether it’s an adjustment on the sideline," he said.
“Josh is great with us having suggestions for him, even at halftime.”
All this goes back to having an offensive coordinator that had already been on the staff.
“It’s very similar terminology," Knox said. "He’s been Josh’s quarterbacks coach since he’s been in the league, so they’re like friends. So having that foundation with coach 'Dabes' [Daboll] and now 'Dorse', it’s great having that same terminology.”
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