Happy Hours are BACK: Hang out with Isaiah McKenzie TONIGHT at 7 p.m. (EST)
We welcome back an old pal to kick off the 2026 slate of virtual Happy Hours on Zoom for paid Go Long subscribers. This is your chance to ask NFL players anything you'd like.
Happy Friday.
Happy July Fourth Weekend.
Let’s ring it all in with some good news.
This 2026 NFL season, we’re bringing back subscriber Happy Hours on Zoom. We connect many ways here at Go Long but these were always a fan favorite. After a hiatus, I’m thrilled to share we’ll be dinging record on Happy Hours throughout this upcoming season.
This is your chance to hang out with past and present NFL player. I’ll also bring on colleagues in the media space so we can all analyze the game together.
First up is a familiar face, the self-appointed “face of the franchise:” Isaiah McKenzie.
Through the 2021 and 2022 seasons, I did a show with McKenzie at Mister’s Bar & Grill in East Aurora, NY. to give folks an inside look on the Bills. You can catch replays of those episodes at the bottom of this post.
Feel free to hang out and ask McKenzie anything you’d like. He’s an open book.
McKenzie’s personal story, straight out of Miami Gardens, is wild enough. He saw dead bodies at his doorstop. He was once grazed by a bullet. And then — as an NFL wide receiver — he was on-hand for the rise of Josh Allen and these Bills from Day 1. McKenzie lived through all heartbreak: 13 Seconds, etc. After Damar Hamlin’s heart stopped on the field, McKenzie gave everyone an inside look. After playing briefly for the Indianapolis Colts and spending a training camp with the New York Giants, “Lil Dirty” hung ‘em up.
Now, he’s raising a family in South Florida.
I can assure you he’s got a lot to say.
Go Long Happy Hours are exclusive to our paid subscribers. New here? We’d love to have you.