Wozer: Top Rumors About Billy Buffalo’s New Look

by Jeff Wozer, Buffalo Sports Page Humorist

This season, the Bills debuted a new look for Billy Buffalo’s mascot costume.  Not everyone loved the adjustment, and rumors are flying about why the change was made.  If there’s rumors, then there’s sports humorist Jeff Wozer there to track them down.

• Old costume gave the Pegula’s dog mange.

• New costume was the only way to convince Mayor Brown to return for another year as Billy Buffalo.

• Cleaner image needed to get consideration for replacing Chris Collins on the November ballot.

• Old costume was part of Russ Brandon’s severance package.

• It heeded bad advice by using Kenny Roger’s plastic surgeon.

• Too many middle school complaints that the old costume reeked of malt liquor.

• Cleaner look needed in an attempt to stay ahead of breaking story it paid Miss Piggy $130,000 in hush money.

• Change came after it read Steven Covey’s “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Mascots.”

• Team caved into public pressure for a mascot that looks like a Care Bear on steroids.

• The Pegula’s wanted the old costume as a throw rug on their yacht.

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