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Bills' Pro Bowl Tackle Dion Dawkins has more to say about 'fake' Jets

There has been no love lost between Buffalo Bills' LT Dion Dawkins and the AFC East rival New York Jets. Dawkins re-visited the topic on 'Good Morning Football.'
Sep 11, 2023; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New York Jets safety Jordan Whitehead (3) gets
Sep 11, 2023; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New York Jets safety Jordan Whitehead (3) gets | Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports

When it comes to the New York Jets, it gets personal for Dion Dawkins.

The Buffalo Bills' starting left tackle has had his issues with the AFC East rivals over the past couple of seasons, and the dislike escalated to its highest level this past season when Jets' defensive lineman Micheal Clemons tried to pick a postgame fight in an incident captured by reporters' video in the Highmark Stadium tunnel.

Making an appearance on NFL Network's Good Morning Football on Wednesday, the 30-year-old Dawkins added some spice to the ongoing rivalry between the Bills and Gang Green.

"There's a couple guys that they're just cool, but, hey man, we ain't friends, dawg," said Dawkins. "It's Bills against the world.

Dawkins, a New Jersey native who attended Rahway High School (about a 25-mile drive to MetLife Stadium), was still visibly annoyed by Clemons's antics during Buffalo's 32-6 home win over the Jets in Week 11 last year.

"Why are you talking to us?" said Dawkins, who has played 112 games for Buffalo since being drafted No. 63 overall in 2017. "You're chasing guys in the tunnel. That's fake, like, that's fake bro. We ain't no gangsters. We're football players, bro. Let's stop with all the shenanigans We're football players. If you wanna be a football player, be a football player. If you wanna be that [the alternative], turn in your jersey, your helmet, your shoulder pads, and be that. It's as simple as that."

When it comes to protecting franchise quarterback Josh Allen, Dawkins doesn't appear willing to back down.

"I love chatter, talk. That's a part of the game, but when you're saying overly disrespectful things, and you're talking to players like 17, that is probably the best quarterback in the NFL," said Dawkins.


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Ralph Ventre
RALPH VENTRE

Ralph, a former college football conference administrator, brings 20+ years of media experience to Buffalo Bills ON SI. Prior to focusing on the Bills, he spent two years covering the New York Jets. Ventre initially joined the ON SI family in 2021, providing NCAA Football Championship Subdivision for NFL Draft Bible on FanNation. Ventre remains as an official voter for the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 and the annual legacy awards. The Fordham University graduate is a member of the Pro Football Writers of America.