Buffalo Bills tight end Dalton Kincaid (86) previously recognized The Summit Center as part of the NFL's "My Causes My Cleats" initiative. File Photo by Laurence Kesterson/UPI |
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Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Baltimore Ravens fans continue to donate thousands of dollars to The Summit Center, a cause regularly supported by Dalton Kincaid, attempting to prop up the Buffalo Bills tight end after his AFC Championship game drop.
A GoFundMe, set up by Ravens fans Monday, received nearly $10,000 in donations as of Tuesday morning. The Summit Center told WKBW 7 in Buffalo that Kansas City Chiefs, who are still celebrating Sunday's AFC title game win over the Bills, fans also made donations to support their mission, with the total eclipsing $15,000.
"To be able to have these funds come in and make such an impact on the individuals we serve every day is truly life-changing," Tom Rosenecker, a father of a student from the center, told WKBW.
Kincaid selected The Summit Center as his charity multiple times during the NFL's "My Cause My Cleats" initiative.
The flood of funds into the center came one week after Bills fans poured nearly $150,000 into Breakthrough T1D, a nonprofit type 1 diabetes research and advocacy organization supported by Ravens tight end Mark Andrews. The fans made that effort after Andrews dropped a touchdown pass in the Ravens' loss to the Bills in the divisional round.
"Despite the negativity, I've seen heartfelt love and encouragement, including from those who have generously donated to the Breakthrough T1D organization," Andrews wrote last week on Instagram. "Even when the moment seems darkest, perspective can reveal that there's still a lot of light in this world.
"I'm now going to do my part to bounce back and contribute to it."
Both Andrews and Kincaid received rampant criticism on social media after their drops.
"As many of you know, Bills tight end Dalton Kincaid made a phenomenal attempt to catch Josh Allen's last pass of the season, but couldn't haul it in, upsetting a lot of Bills fans," the description on the GoFundMe supporting Kincaid's charity reads.
"We want Ravens flock to donate to Summit Center for autism, the charity Dalton works with and try and return the favor Bills mafia did for us and Mark Andrews."
Kincaid has yet to publicly comment on his drop or the fundraising efforts. Coach Sean McDermott and Kincaid's Bills teammates voiced support for the tight end Sunday when they met with reporters.
"He gave it everything he had," McDermott said of Kincaid. "I love Dalton Kincaid. Sometimes those work out. He makes more of those than he doesn't and he'll make the next one."