Rural Minds Sends Message Of Support To Bills Kicker Following Playoff Loss – The Post Journal
Following the loss of the Buffalo Bills during their playoff game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Bills Kicker Tyler Bass has received ridicule and bullying from fans of both sides.
By Sara Holthouse
This bullying, which comes after Bass missed the field goal during the remaining minute of the fourth quarter, has escalated to the point where he has deactivated all social media accounts because of death threats.
Jeff Winton, founder and chairman of Rural Minds, a local nonprofit agency out of Mayville focused on being the voice for mental health in rural America and providing mental health information and resources, has since posted a message of support for Bass on his Facebook page.
“Now I am a lifelong Bills fan having grown up in Western New York, and I want to see a Super Bowl win by this team as much as anyone,” Winton said in the post. “But it is unconscionable and reprehensible to blame and threaten this young man for the Bills losing the game. At best, it would have tied the game, and his was far from the only error made by the Bills during this game.”