Happy Hour! Isaiah McKenzie wants to hang out with you...
Plans this Friday night? The beloved ex-Bill will hop on Zoom for our latest virtual hangout. He's an open book. As McKenzie swaps Buffalo's chicken wings for Indy's cocktail sauce, ask him anything.
Isaiah McKenzie has already experienced an NFL lifetime of highs and lows.
From 2018 to 2023, the slot receiver — the self-appointed “Face of the Franchise,” a.k.a. “Lil Dirty” — became one of the most beloved members of the Buffalo Bills in the locker room and entire community. All good things, however, do come to an end. This offseason, the Bills chose to go a new direction at wide receiver.
McKenzie was released and swiftly signed by the Indianapolis Colts.
These last two seasons, he took Go Long readers/listeners along for the ride with “The Isaiah McKenzie Show” at Mister’s Bar & Lanes in East Aurora, NY. Always honest, always uncut, his stories bring everyone closer to real pro football. Beyond the press conference. Be it the hilarious reason he didn’t attend Notre Dame, taking heartbroken fans through those fateful 13 seconds in Kansas City, reliving a scary concussion vs. Baltimore or the numbing trauma of Damar Hamlin’s heart stopping on a football field, McKenzie never held back.
His career now continues elsewhere. But before OTAs and minicamp rev up, McKenzie wants to kick back with you.
Hang out with McKenzie this Friday night at 6 p.m. (EST).
All log-in information is at the bottom of this post.
While VIP subscribers get access to all Happy Hours — and you can always upgrade here! — we’ll open McKenzie’s visit up to all paid subscribers who can attend. I know he’s eager to both tell more stories from the Buffalo days and look ahead to Indianapolis. As always, McKenzie is an open book. Feel free to ask anything you’d like.
Thanks, everyone. Hope to see you Friday.
(Note to VIPs: If you haven’t done so yet, feel free to email me your mailing address at golongtd@gmail.com for your Go Long hoodie and copy of “Blood and Guts.”)
Here’s the profile on McKenzie and his first Happy Hour visit that got this all started.
You can catch up on all episodes of The Isaiah McKenzie Show below…
Season 2
Ep 1: Inside the gender reveal and the beatdown of the L.A. Rams
Ep 2: What was running through the receiver's mind that final play?
Season 1
Ep 3: Why it's time for the Buffalo Bills to give him a scout team 'bonus'
Ep 8: An inside look at '13 Seconds' and the ‘5 stages of grief’