Kansas City Chiefs running back LeSean McCoy looked back at the Buffalo Bills front office in less than spectacular light ahead of his team playing in Super Bowl LIV on Sunday.
But that apparently didn’t take away from his feelings toward Bills Mafia.
McCoy said he wants to retire as a member of the Eagles. Makes sense, it was his longest-tenured team, the one that drafted him and happens to be from his home state. But Buffalo and their fans? McCoy still loves them and goes to bat for them. He did so during his media availability from Super Bowl week in Miami.
“I had a lot of fun [in Buffalo],” McCoy said via 13WHAM-TV. “At first I didn’t know… ‘It’s so cold, ah… ‘but when you get there, it’s like a different type of like, vibe you get. It’s like football is everything.
“And I enjoyed myself. So people ask me about it, ‘did you like Buffalo?’ I tell them yeah and they seem kind of surprised but… it’s a special place.”
McCoy continued and even put Bills fans up on a higher level as Chiefs fans, based on his experiences.
“I wasn’t [with the Chiefs] when the Chiefs weren’t doing well so it’s hard to see. You can really tell a fan when the team’s not doing well and the guys are still rallying behind you,” McCoy said.
“Buffalo? I was there when it was rocky and things were getting better and better and better,” McCoy continued. “We would travel, we’d be what, like 3-6 or something like that? And they would be there, cheering us on. That showed me like, wow, these [Bills fans] are the best.”
While McCoy might not be on the best standing with the team’s front office currently, he certainly holds no grudges against the ones that supported him and cheered him on during his four-year tenure with the team. One which saw him scamper for 5,148 all-purpose yards and 30 touchdowns.
It remains to be seen if McCoy makes any impact on the Big Game on Sunday against the 49ers since he hasn’t taken a handoff as a backup for the Chiefs in the playoffs, but Bills fans will now hope for at least one following his excellent praise.
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