When it comes to grasping the importance of every play he makes on the football field, if Buffalo Bills rookie linebacker Tanner Vallejo ever needs perspective, he can turn to his family.
While the Bills (4-2 following Sunday’s 30-27 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers) are worried about winning football games, Vallejo’s father, Rick, and two of his brothers, Cody and Zach, are putting their lives on the line battling the wildfires that have ravaged thousands of homes in both Northern and Southern California.
Rick and Zach serve as firefighters in the Lake Tahoe region of California, while Cody is helping contain blazes in Southern California.