Bills fans are looking to lift the spirits of kicker Tyler Bass through charitable donations after he missed a pivotal field goal in their season-ending loss to the Chiefs.
Ten Lives Club, a Western New York cat rescue and adoption group that Bass has partnered with, received over $110,000 in donations in the kicker’s name as of Tuesday afternoon, a spokesperson for the non-profit organization told The Buffalo News.
Bass missed a 44-yard field goal in Sunday’s game that would’ve tied the game up 27-27 with under two minutes left. The missed field goal was the last time the Bills had the ball in the game.
The Bills kicker appeared to deactivate his social media accounts sometime over the last two days after he reportedly received death threats over the missed kick. Ten Lives Club sent its support for Bass over social media on Monday afternoon, helping to spark the donation campaign.
“WE STAND WITH TYLER BASS. DON’T BULLY OUR FRIEND,” the organization wrote in a Facebook post. “We just heard the terrible news that Tyler Bass is receiving threats after yesterday’s game and our phones are ringing off the hook from people who want to donate $22 to Ten Lives Club in Tyler’s name.
“Tyler doesn’t deserve any of the hate he’s receiving. He’s an excellent football player and an even better person who took the time to help our organization and rescue cats last year. Leave our friend alone.”
The $22 increment donations are likely in reference to Bass’ jersey, which is No. 2. Bass began his partnership with Ten Lives Club in 2022, appearing in an Instagram post promoting the organization. Ten Lives’ Kimberly LaRussa told The Buffalo News that Bass “loves cats,” and everyone in the organization is “all rooting for Tyler.”
“I hope people rally with him,” LaRussa separately told Buffalo TV station WKBW. “It’s very unfortunate to hear that he’s been given a hard time today. He’s human, he’s a person, we all have feelings. I know people are very passionate about football in…
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