Kicker Raises Over $50k for Cats Thanks to Missing a Field Goal

Buffalo Bill's kicker Tyler Bass missed a field goal during a game on Sunday when his 44-yard attempt went wide right in the closing minutes of the Divisional Round game which helped seal a win for the Kansas City Chiefs. Because the Internet can be awful, the 26-year-old had to deactivate all of his social media due to receiving death threats.

Because the internet can also be wonderful, in the best turn of events football fans and other decent humans are supporting Bass by donating $22 (he wears #2) to a cat rescue in Buffalo called The Ten Lives Club.

The post reads, "WE STAND WITH TYLER BASS. DON’T BULLY OUR FRIEND We just heard the terrible news that Tyler Bass is receiving threats after yesterday’s game and our phones are ringing off the hook from people who want to donate $22 to Ten Lives Club in Tyler’s name.

Tyler doesn’t deserve any of the hate he’s receiving. He’s an excellent football player and an even better person who took the time to help our organization and rescue cats last year. Leave our friend alone."

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Close to $50,00 has been raised for the rescue, and a spokesperson for the Ten Lives Club told TMZ, "We've never received this much in a day ever."

It's really awful that Bass is receiving this sort of harassment but so wonderful that people have turned it into something good. Helping pets is one of the best uses of donations ever!

NFL Players Who Love Their Pets

Patrick Mahomes and his dogs 

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Mahomes and his wife Brittany are owners of pit bull Steel and Cane Corso Silver. These dogs even have their own social media page.

Tom Brady 

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Brady and his family rescued two kittens from the Humane Society of Tampa Bay and the family also sadly said goodbye to their Pit Bull mix Lulu in December of 2023.

Travis Kelce 

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Men's Health reports that Travis is the proud owner of two dogs named Chauncey and Rambo. "I just love hanging out with them — playing games with them, trying to teach them tricks and little things on command," Travis said about his dogs in a 2019 interview with The Pitch. "I don’t know, I’m just a typical dog owner I would say."

Russel Wilson

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Wilson and his wife Ciara have Great Danes and in 2022 he surprised her with a new puppy for Mother's Day.

Ezekiel Elliot 

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Elliot has a few dogs that he shares snaps of on his Instagram channel.

This is just a small sampling of all the cute cats and dogs NFL players call their fur babies. There's nothing better than getting to see athletes shower their pets with love!

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