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Dion Dawkins is entering Year 10 arsenic nan near tackle for nan Buffalo Bills, but much importantly, his ninth run protecting backmost Josh Allen’s unsighted spot.
But Dawkins’ occupation explanation isn’t your quintessential near tackle "block-anything-that-tries-to-enter-your-pocket" situation. Allen, nan 2025 NFL MVP, is nan origin of that.
Allen is making highlight-reel plays by nan week pinch his expertise to support plays that should consequence successful a sack alive, scrambling his measurement astir nan field, sometimes moving sideline to sideline, conscionable to prime up affirmative yardage.
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Dion Dawkins of nan Buffalo Bills runs onto nan section anterior to an NFL shot crippled against nan Kansas City Chiefs astatine Highmark Stadium connected Nov. 2, 2025 successful Orchard Park, New York. (Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images)
It’s thankless astir of nan time, but Dawkins and his linemates are moving astir trying to thief Allen astatine nan aforesaid time. So, really precisely does Dawkins consciousness heading into his ninth twelvemonth pinch Allen arsenic nan man nether center?
"People deliberation playing for Josh Allen is nan champion point successful nan world – it f---ing sucks. All right? It perfectly sucks," Dawkins told Fox News Digital astatine Fanatics Fest aft riding done an off-road obstacle people extracurricular nan Javits Center successful New York City arsenic portion of Polaris’ and Call of Duty’s activation for nan instrumentality event.
Obviously, Dawkins is being very sarcastic here, but that’s nan type of narration these 2 share. It’s much than conscionable being teammates – it’s a brotherhood.
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Dawkins, older by 2 years, has nan domiciled of protective large brother, which besides intends cracking jokes.
"Josh is present and location and you gotta cognize wherever he is astatine each times," he continued. "But nan champion point astir having Josh, erstwhile you’ve played pinch him for truthful agelong – not that I birthed Josh. But I birthed Josh. I was successful location pinch Tyrod Taylor and past present comes Josh. So, maine knowing really Josh moves and really he flows, it’s been great.
"It’s a gift and a curse because you don’t cognize wherever he is. But what I ever say, it’s much of a gift than a curse. Sometimes, you don’t cognize wherever he is, but Josh will get you retired of problem much than we’ll get him in, and I admit him."
Josh Allen and Dion Dawkins sojourn nan TNF connected Prime postgame show group aft an NFL crippled against nan Miami Dolphins astatine Highmark Stadium successful Orchard Park, N.Y., connected Sept. 18, 2025. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)
The full metropolis of Buffalo appreciates nan hustle, determination, and astatine times, acrobatics that Allen needs to do nan things he’s known for connected nan shot field.
At nan aforesaid time, Dawkins is 1 of nan champion successful nan NFL astatine what he does, which makes Allen’s life overmuch easier. Dawkins earned his 5th consecutive Pro Bowl past year, though he’ll show you for illustration nan remainder of nan Bills’ roster: they’re not satisfied until nan Vince Lombardi Trophy is successful hand.
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To make that happen, nan operation of Allen and Dawkins are paramount – moreover if nan second can’t guidelines nan other cardio nan erstwhile makes him put in.
Hitting nan roadworthy pinch Polaris and Call of Duty
Right crossed nan thoroughfare from nan Javits Center, Polaris, nan American automobile manufacturer, and Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 created an off-road obstacle people that Fanatics Fest attendees could navigate passim nan four-day arena this weekend.
Dawkins sewage a first sensation of nan acquisition successful a Polaris RZR, which will beryllium featured successful nan latest version of nan video crippled franchise erstwhile it comes retired successful October.
Dawkins, an automobile aficionado himself, loved each 2nd of nan obstacle course, and moreover fto retired a shriek erstwhile nan driver floored it complete a elevation astatine nan end.
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"If location was conscionable a longer stretch, we really would’ve went flying," Dawkins said, laughing.
The acquisition was 1 that had Dawkins itching to get into his ain vehicle.
"I already told them I request 3 of these because we tin each beryllium successful nan woods successful Buffalo astatine Big Indian going crazy," Dawkins said. "It holds and grabs truthful good – nary problem. I conscionable want to spot it done nan puddles, ponds and erstwhile it gets existent bedewed and existent soft connected nan crushed underneath. Click nan four-wheel thrust and get that point moving."
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Scott Thompson is simply a sports writer for Fox News Digital.
