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Snow-shoveling Bills Mafia receive priceless souvenir for work at Highmark Stadium

Fans who showed up to shovel snow at Highmark Stadium were given souvenir gloves by the Buffalo Bills.
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Not all of Bills Mafia will be able to attend Sunday's final regular-season game at Highmark Stadium. But some who showed up Saturday got to take home of piece of memorabilia.

The first 500 show shovelers who showed up to the stadium Saturday received not only $20 (per hour) in pay but also a limited edition pair of gloves. The gloves were emblazoned with "Snow Shoveler's Guild ... est. 1973 ... Highmark Stadium."

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Though the forecast for the Buffalo Bills' Week 18 game against the New York Jets is for no more snow, the recent winter storm dumped much of on Highmark Stadium. Bills Mafia is accustomed to being called upon to dig out the stadium seats, including a December 2024 game against the San Francisco 49ers.

Shovelers were asked to bring appropriate winter attire, including gloves, scarves, hats, coats and boots. Fans can bring their own shovels but they will also be provided by the Bills.

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Star quarterback Josh Allen isn't expected to play against the Jets in a game that is all but meaningless to the Bills. Nonetheless, the stadium is expected to be packed as the franchise closes the curtains on old Highmark against a familiar AFC East rival.

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New Highmark Stadium, being built just across the street, will open in time for the 2026 NFL season and includes state-of-the-art engineering and snow-melting technology that could make the team's call for volunteer shovelers a thing of the past.

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Richie Whitt has been a sports media fixture in Dallas-Fort Worth since graduating from UT-Arlington in 1986. His career is highlighted by successful stints in print (Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Dallas Observer), TV (NBC5) and radio (105.3 The Fan). During his almost 40-year tenure, he's blabbed and blogged on events ranging from Super Bowls to NBA Finals to World Series to Stanley Cups to Olympics to Wimbledons to World Cups. Whitt has been covering the NFL since 1989, and in 1993 authored The 'Boys Are Back, a book chronicling the Dallas Cowboys' run to Super Bowl XXVII.

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