The Buffalo Bills broke ground on their new stadium this week, but before the moment when the shovels ceremoniously hit earth, Bills’ owner Terry Pegula took to the podium to address the crowd.
During his speech, in which he said that he wanted to fill the new stadium with more memories and continue a legacy, Pegula took several minutes to pay homage to the victims of a racially motivated mass shooting on May 14, 2022 that took the lives of ten people at the Jefferson Avenue Tops Friendly Supermarket on Buffalo’s east side.
“But we also remember other heroes in Buffalo who deserve to be mentioned,” Pegula choked out between tears.