Buffalo Bills players, coaches, front office staff volunteer to support community in wake of shooting

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The conversations began Saturday night between Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane, coach Sean McDermott, owners Kim and Terry Pegula, executive vice president of Pegula Sports and Entertainment Ron Raccuia, the team's captains, and others in the organization.

After a racially targeted attack at Tops Friendly Markets on Saturday, killing 10 people and injuring three others, the Bills knew they wanted to help in some way beyond giving money and kind words.

As a team, the Bills met on Monday in-person to have some tough conversations about what came next.

That led to bringing some light and support to the community on Wednesday.

«The Buffalo community, they think highly of the Buffalo Bills, and so it is our job and our role to be here for the community, to be out here and be reachable, to be able to have these conversations,» running back and special teams captain Taiwan Jones said. «And in a moment like this the most important thing is just to show love. So, we wanted to come out here and just love on people, show people that we care, we feel for you.»

Bills players, coaches, front office members and other staff members, alongside members of the Buffalo Sabres and National Lacrosse League Buffalo Bandits, arrived in tour buses to visit the neighborhood, wearing black T-shirts that said, «Choose Love.» They left bouquets of flowers at a shrine, served chicken alfredo for 750 people with the help of local chef Darian Bryan and World Central Kitchen and passed out groceries.

«The only thing we care about… I kind of compare it to one game at a time, like we're here for our community and that's it,» quarterback Josh Allen said. «And if people wanna look at that and find ways to be enlightened or be